Judge Elizabeth Scherer listens as Nikolas Cruz, flanked by defense attorneys David Wheeler and Melisa McNeill, leans into the microphone while making a statement to the victims and their families, after pleading guilty, at Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., October 20, 2021. Cruz pleaded guilty on all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Amy Beth Bennett/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) walks to the microphone to speak to reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) leaves the microphone after speaking to reporters following the Senate Republicans weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

Media microphones are pictured outside Trump Tower on the day that former U.S. President Donald Trump was deposed in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 18, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Social Democratic Party (SPD) top candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz holds a microphone as Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig walks behind him, one day after the general elections in Berlin, Germany, September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Britain's Labour Party Deputy Leader Angela Rayner walks to the microphone during Britain's Labour Party annual conference, in Brighton, Britain September 25, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Golf - The 2020 Ryder Cup - Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. - September 23, 2021 Team USA captain Steve Stricker talks into his microphone on the 2nd tee during a practice round REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

A United Nations employee cleans the microphones at the podium after Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro spoke and before the start of U.S. President Joe Biden's address during the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Pool

Soccer Football - World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group I - Hungary v England - Puskas Arena, Budapest, Hungary - September 2, 2021 Hungary fan with his back to the pitch speaks into a microphone during the match REUTERS/Carl Recine

A microphone is seen on empty stage following the cancellation of an event during the campaign of Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in Bolton, Ontario, Canada August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

A microphone is seen on empty stage as supporters leave following the cancellation of an event during the campaign of Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in Bolton, Ontario, Canada August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

A microphone is seen on empty stage following the cancellation of an event during the campaign of Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in Bolton, Ontario, Canada August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

A man gives a pig a microphone "to sing" on the stage of The Pork Chop Revue comedy show at the 117th Kentucky State Fair in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. August 21, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud

A farmer gives a pig a microphone "to sing" on the stage of The Pork Chop Revue comedy show at the 117th Kentucky State Fair in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. August 21, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A staff member, wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, disinfects a microphone at the 32nd Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, Taiwan August 21, 2021. REUTERS/I-Hwa Cheng

Petrobras executive Fernando Borges, with microphone, discusses the country's plans for oil lease auctions as Brazil oil regulator, Rodolfo Saboia, Exxon Brazil chief Juan Lessmann and Chevron Brazil chief Mariano Vela, listen at a Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce panel during the 2021 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, U.S., August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Sabrina Valle

A staff member hands a microphone to a journalist as Canadian Ambassador to China Dominic Barton addresses journalists and diplomats via video link from Dandong, where a local court ruled on the case of Michael Spavor, charged with espionage in June 2019, at the Canadian embassy in Beijing, China August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Florence Lo

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Handball - Women - Group A - Netherlands v Angola - Yoyogi National Stadium - Tokyo, Japan - July 29, 2021. Angola players are pictured through the plastic of a microphone during their national anthem before the match REUTERS/Susana Vera

U.S. President Joe Biden pauses as he delivers remarks on actions to protect voting rights in a speech at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis REFILE-QUALITY REPEAT

Marta Guembes, head of the Guatemalan Honorary Consulate in Oregon, holds the microphone up to let Maria Lucas Alonzo, speak during the vigil for her husband, Guatemalan-born farmworker Sebastian Francisco Perez, 38, outside the Guatemalan Honorary Consulate in Portland, Oregon, U.S. July 3, 2021. Perez died during the heat wave a week ago in Marion County while moving field irrigation lines in St. Paul, Oregon. Perez's wife Maria Lucas Alonzo, and his mother Maria Perez Francisco both live in Guatemala and were able to video call with Guembes to be a part of the the vigil. REUTERS/Alisha Jucevic

Marta Guembes, head of the Guatemalan Honorary Consulate in Oregon, holds the microphone up to let Maria Lucas Alonzo, speak during the vigil for her husband, Guatemalan-born farmworker Sebastian Francisco Perez, 38, outside the Guatemalan Honorary Consulate in Portland, Oregon, U.S. July 3, 2021. Perez's wife Maria Lucas Alonzo, and his mother Maria Perez Francisco both live in Guatemala and were able to video call with Guembes to be a part of the the vigil. Perez died during the heat wave a week ago in Marion County while moving field irrigation lines in St. Paul, Oregon. REUTERS/Alisha Jucevic

Marta Guembes, head of the Guatemalan Honorary Consulate in Oregon, holds the microphone up to let Maria Lucas Alonzo, speak during the vigil for her husband, Guatemalan-born farmworker Sebastian Francisco Perez, 38, outside the Guatemalan Honorary Consulate in Portland, Oregon, U.S. July 3, 2021. Perez's wife Maria Lucas Alonzo, and his mother Maria Perez Francisco both live in Guatemala and were able to video call with Guembes to be a part of the the vigil. Perez died during the heat wave a week ago in Marion County while moving field irrigation lines in St. Paul, Oregon. REUTERS/Alisha Jucevic

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus holds a microphone as members of Doctors for XR (Extinction Rebellion) present him with a letter urging him to take action on climate change, in Geneva, Switzerland, May 29, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus holds a microphone as XR (Extinction Rebellion) activists present him with a letter stating that climate change is putting people at risk of death and urging him to take action, in Geneva, Switzerland, May 29, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock hands a microphone to his aide Gina Coladangelo, following a television interview outside BBC's Broadcasting House in London, Britain, May 16, 2021. Picture taken May 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Soccer Football - FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta speaks at Barca Cafe inauguration - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - May 14, 2021 The microphone is disinfected as FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta waits to speak at the Barca Cafe inauguration REUTERS/Albert Gea

The logo of CNEWS is seen on a microphone as journalists work at Paris courthouse, France, May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

The logo of CNEWS is seen on a microphone as journalists work at Paris courthouse, France, May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

French President Emmanuel Macron adjusts the microphone at an informal meeting during the second day of the EU Social Summit at the Palacio de Cristal in Porto, Portugal May 8, 2021. Jose Coelho/Pool via REUTERS

A stenographer extends her microphone to record a reporter's question as White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

A man holds a microphone for journalists during a news conference organised by "Hokkaido Sapporo marathon Festival 2021" prior to the half-marathon race of tomorrow which doubles as a test event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, in Sapporo, Japan May 4, 2021. Charly Triballeau/Pool via REUTERS

A member of the media sanitizes a microphone during the premiere of the third and final season of "POSE," one of the first major red carpet events to take place since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi adjust his microphone prior to addressing deputies in the Italian Parliament on April 26, 2021 at Montecitorio Palace in Rome where he will present plans on how the EU recovery funds will be spent. Alberto Pizzoli/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris points to an audience member while delivering remarks on American Economic Recovery during a speech at Guilford Technical Community College in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S., April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori of the Fuerza Popular party has her microphone adjusted as she prepares to participate in a presidential candidates debate, in Lima, Peru March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda/Pool

U.S. Women's National Soccer Team players Margaret Purce and Megan Rapinoe peek over U.S. President Joe Biden’s shoulder as he signs an Equal Pay Day proclamation at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team players Margaret Purce and Megan Rapinoe, visiting Biden administration members on 'Equal Pay Day' symbolic of the gender pay gap, pose for pictures at the lectern in the press briefing room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talks on a microphone during an outdoor interview at Capitol Hill in Washington U.S., March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

A demonstrator speaks into a microphone as people gather at Parliament Square, following the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard, in London, Britain, March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Winfried Kretschmann of the Green Party is seen on the day of the state elections in Stuttgart, Germany, March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki's binder tabs are seen beside podium microphones during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has his microphone adjusted, as he attends a news conference in Sao Bernardo do Campo near Sao Paulo, Brazil March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

A protester leads chants on a microphone outside the Hennepin County Government Center on the first day of jury selection in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, on murder charges in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Microphones from various media outlets are seen before a news conference in Warsaw, Poland, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Catalan rap singer Alex Reis, 25, offers his microphone for protesters to sing during a protest against the arrest of Catalan rap singer Pablo Hasel, after he was given a jail sentence on charges of glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs, in Barcelona, Spain February 20, 2021. Picture taken February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Spain's King Felipe adjusts a microphone before delivering his speech during an event marking the 40th anniversary of the February 23, 1981 coup attempt at Parliament in Madrid, Spain, February 23, 2021. Juan Carlos Hidalgo/Pool via REUTERS

A man raps into a microphone during a protest in support of rap singer Pablo Hasel after he was given a jail sentence on charges of glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs, in Barcelona, Spain, February 21, 2021. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro uses a spray to clean a microphone during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Fausto Torrealba

An event leader uses sanitizing spray on a microphone between guest speakers during an immigrant essential workers rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

A boy uses a microphone as he takes part in the 22nd New York City Lunar New Year celebration, the year of the Ox, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Chinatown area of the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., February 12, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Nantes v Lille - The Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, Nantes, France - February 7, 2021 General view of French TV channel 'Canal Plus' logo on a microphone before the match REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Nantes v Lille - The Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, Nantes, France - February 7, 2021 General view of French TV channel 'Canal Plus' logo on a microphone before the match REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

A person speaks into a microphone during a protest against alleged police brutality during recent abortion demos, in Warsaw, Poland, February 6, 2021. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

Funeral director and publican Jasper Murphy of McCarthy's Bar and Undertakers brings a speaker and microphone to the gravesite of a recently deceased local man before his funeral ceremony, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in the County Tipperary town of Fethard, Ireland, February 3, 2021. Picture taken February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Funeral director and publican Jasper Murphy of McCarthy's Bar and Undertakers assembles a speaker and microphone for the Priest at the gravesite of a recently deceased local man before his funeral ceremony, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in the County Tipperary town of Fethard, Ireland, February 3, 2021. Picture taken February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Funeral director and publican Jasper Murphy of McCarthy's Bar and Undertakers brings a speaker and microphone to the gravesite of a recently deceased local man before his funeral ceremony, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in the County Tipperary town of Fethard, Ireland, February 3, 2021. Picture taken February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Funeral director and publican Jasper Murphy of McCarthy's Bar and Undertakers loads a speaker and microphone stand into his jeep for the priest to speak at the graveside of the funeral of a local man, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in the County Tipperary town of Fethard, Ireland, February 3, 2021. Picture taken February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain v Nimes Olympique - Parc de Princes, Paris, France - February 3, 2021 General view of the Ligue 1 logo on the foam microphone cover before the match REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A man wearing a press vest holds a microphone as law enforcement officers detain a participant during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

A microphone is sanitized after it was used by an attendee during a question and answer session of a conference held by the Institute of Policy Studies at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre in Singapore January 25, 2021. Picture taken January 25, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su