A former federal prosecutor told Newsweek that a trial jury being selected in Florida may work in the ex-president's favor as it is a Trump-sympathetic state.
Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor and president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, said Smith's office are"making the right move" by bringing the case in Florida because it removes"one unnecessary legal hurdle by preventing Trump's attorneys from arguing" it was filed in the wrong place.Newsweek.
In April, Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business as part of a hush money investigation in New York. Hours before his historic indictment, Trump called for the case to be moved out of Manhattan intoof New York so he would have a better chance of getting a balanced jury. "Very unfair venue, with some areas that voted 1 percent Republican. This case should be moved to nearby Staten Island—would be a very fair and secure location for the trial," Trump posted on Truth Social.
In the 2020 election, Trump was heavily beaten by Biden in Manhattan 87 to 12 percent, as well as all other New York boroughs except Staten Island, where the Republican beat Biden 57 to 42 percent.official, dismissed Trump's claim that there would be an issue of potential jury bias depending on which area of New York Trump's falsified business records trial will be held..
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