Brandon Van Grack and Jacqueline Chervak authored an article for Lawfare discussing whether the Justice Department would bring charges against former President Trump [FPOTUS] in Washington, D.C., and the potential legal risks in doing so.
“There are many reasons the Justice Department would prefer to bring charges in D.C., instead of the Southern District of Florida, where the Mar-a-Lago resort is located and much of the alleged unlawful conduct unmistakably occurred,” the authors wrote. “The judges in D.C. are more familiar with cases involving classified information and the Espionage Act, the lead attorneys and agents reside in D.C., the grand jury sits in D.C., and the jury pool in D.C. appears to be less deferential towards FPOTUS. However, these pragmatic considerations could be irrelevant if there is not sufficient evidence to establish proper venue in D.C. for some of the charges, which could result in those charges being dismissed.”
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