Televising Trump's trial would make Jack Smith's job harder. Here's why it should be allowed anyway

Amanda Marcotte : It's more than understandable why special prosecutor Jack Smith doesn't want his election interference trial televised.

Marcotte says the more attention people pay to the case, the worse it will likely be for Trump politically.

He says Trump 's lawyers know a televised trial would remind voters that he's a lying, whining monster.

Trump 's popularity is inversely proportional to how much people have to hear about him on any given day, she says.

District Attorney Fani Willis has seen a handful of guilty pleas entered in her racketeering case against Trump and his gang for their coup efforts in Georgia .

This week , someone released videos of the interviews defendants gave in exchange for leniency.

Marcotte : These videos are not good for Trump . Competent lawyers would not put him on the stand anyway.