Prosecutors could have gotten a more favorable jury pool elsewhere but would have faced enormous risk had they chosen Washington, D.C. for the venue.
While the world awaits the official unsealing of a pending indictment against former President Donald Trump, a pair of legal experts weighed in on the case during Scripps News’"Morning Rush" on Friday.
"The reason why it's in South Florida is because prosecutors have to bring the case in the area where the crime allegedly occurred," he said. Aronberg believes Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to handle the case, would get a more favorable jury pool in Washington, D.C., given that just 5% of voters there voted for Trump in 2020. But holding the trial there could have been a major risk for the prosecution.
"As long as they can put their biases aside and just follow the evidence and the law, they can be jurors," he said."And that's why you're able to find jurors in any high-profile case. It's not that you're looking for a blank slate; you just look at people who can be fair, who can be unbiased and make their judgment based on the evidence and the law. I think it can be done.
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