Top Dem lawyer says DC primary is big red flag for Trump’s legal team

Top Democratic lawyer Marc Elias says former President Trump’s efficiency within the Washington, D.C., GOP primary must be a significant red flag for his legal team.

Elias made the remark Sunday night time after former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley defeated Trump in a primary for the primary time. While Trump’s marketing campaign was largely unconcerned with the defeat, Elias pointed to a cause that it might spell catastrophe for Trump’s legal battles.

“In a city of 700,000, Donald Trump got 676 votes in the GOP primary. A tough jury pool…,” Elias hinted.

Trump has complained for the higher a part of a yr that he’ll wrestle to get a “fair trial” in Washington because of the jury pool being biased in opposition to him.

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Elias is consultant of Democrats who need Trump to face trial in D.C. as rapidly as attainable, and he pointed to the near-zero help for Trump within the capital’s primary as key proof that they need to maintain pushing.

“There is no reason Trump can’t stand trial in September. There is no reason Trump can’t stand trial in October. There is no reason Trump can’t be in trial on Election Day. There is no [constitutional] right to avoid trial because you are running for office,” Elias wrote on social media final week.

Trump has complained that he’ll wrestle to get a “fair trial” in Washington because of the jury pool being biased in opposition to him. (Spencer Platt)

Trump’s legal professionals had initially tried to maneuver the trial out of Washington final yr, arguing simply as Elias did that the jury pool in D.C. is tainted in opposition to Trump.

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“NO WAY I CAN GET A FAIR TRIAL, OR EVEN CLOSE TO A FAIR TRIAL, IN WASHINGTON, D.C.,” Trump posted on Truth Social in August.

“THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR THIS, BUT JUST ONE IS THAT I AM CALLING FOR A FEDERAL TAKEOVER OF THIS FILTHY AND CRIME RIDDEN EMBARRASSMENT TO OUR NATION, WHERE MURDERS HAVE JUST SHATTERED THE ALL TIME RECORD, OTHER VIOLENT CRIMES HAVE NEVER SEEN WORSE, AND TOURISTS HAVE FLED. THE FEDERAL TAKEOVER IS VERY UNPOPULAR WITH POTENTIAL AREA JURORS, BUT NECESSARY FOR SAFETY, GREATNESS, & FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE!”

Trump’s legal professionals had initially tried to maneuver the trial out of Washington final yr. (Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins)

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The jury choice course of for Trump’s D.C. trial appeared to start in December. At least one D.C. resident shared images with NBC News displaying a discover to look for a “pre-screening” questionnaire on Feb. 9. The images went on to point that the jury was for a trial on March 4. While the notification didn’t identify the trial, each of these dates lined up with the schedule for Trump’s court docket case previous to a February delay.