“Very powerful political figures have been commenting on this case since 2019,” Nenye Uche, Smollett’s lead defense attorney, said in court. “… What we are afraid of is if cameras are put in the courtroom, beyond the possible distractions, we don’t want anyone attempting to exert any sort of influence on our judicial process.”
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