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Challenges for public following impeachment, Weinstein cases
Read full article: Challenges for public following impeachment, Weinstein casesBoth events begin in earnest this week — with Senate arguments over Trump's impeachment beginning Tuesday and opening statements in the Weinstein case Wednesday. C-SPAN, joined by the other major television networks, objects to the Senate's plan to essentially allow only two camera views of the impeachment trial from the Senate floor. He's optimistic that the public will ultimately have roughly the same access to the impeachment trial through the media as it did for President Bill Clinton's trial. Cable news networks CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC are expected to cover every minute of the impeachment trial, mirroring coverage of the House hearings. News organizations have also been unsuccessfully pushing for an “overflow” room at the state Supreme Court, which would allow more reporters room on site.