Just A Reminder…

"In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law . . . ."

U.S. Const. amend. VI. https://t.co/yRUlXfWHPw

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) August 2, 2023

Ron Desantis says DC juries “are stacked” against Republicans and they “would convict a ham sandwich if it was a Republican,” so Trump should get to move his trial out of DC. pic.twitter.com/UBp94ZGPPY

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 2, 2023

BREAKING: Defendant has filed a pre-initial appearance motion on social media for a change of venue to the D. W. Va.

In my capacity as a Threads user, I hold that this motion is procedurally defective and substantively meritless, and that it should be, and hereby is, DENIED. pic.twitter.com/KdGwjpTInF

— Xeorge Xonway (@gtconway3d) August 3, 2023

“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law . . . ."

U.S. Const. amend. VI. https://t.co/dXET6AB6xk

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) August 2, 2023

Graham: The judge in this case hates trump. You can convict trump of kidnapping Lindbergh’s baby in DC. You need to have a change of venue. We need a new judge. And we need to win in 2024 to stop this crazy crap. pic.twitter.com/QBwggvxM4n

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 3, 2023

Why do Republicans hate the Constitution? (Lindsey also expresses the true Trump legal strategy out loud.)

Worse—they charged him in a court that was created in 1863. https://t.co/UxsgeXIjMJ

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) August 2, 2023

And then there are those “obscure” laws:

I prosecuted and supervised countless prosecutions⁩ of civil rights violations under 18 USC 241 ⁦@TheJusticeDept⁩ ⁦@ianbassin⁩ and I explain why that Reconstruction law perfectly addresses Trump’s J6 attack on our multiracial democracy. https://t.co/lxs5WvWk2B

— Dr. Kristy Parker (@KPNatsFan) August 3, 2023

(Oh yeah, Trump and his party hate non-white people, too.)

Just a reminder that the “defenses” you’re going to hear about are political, not legal, ones. As such, they mean bupkis.