Donald Trump’s arraignment day a throwback for news outlets

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Published April 4, 2023 4:50 PM

By DAVID BAUDER
AP Media Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Hours of breathless news coverage of Donald Trump’s arraignment represented history for the country — and a throwback for news outlets. They recalled better days for cable news, through two presidential campaigns and two impeachments, when Trump coverage meant big ratings and big earnings. Through two days this week, the arraignment offered a little news, a lot of speculation and aerial footage of Trump traveling, by plane and motorcade. Much of Tuesday afternoon’s coverage amounted to trying to read facial expressions and the body language of the former president — who finally gave a speech late Tuesday denouncing all the investigations into his conduct.

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