DeSantis alleges DC jury would charge GOP ham sandwich.
Gov. Ron DeSantis Takes a Swipe at Washington D.C. Jury Mentality
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) didn’t hold back when criticizing the mentality of a Washington, D.C., jury. In a recent interview with Fox News, DeSantis claimed that if a ham sandwich were a “Republican ham sandwich,” a D.C. jury would not hesitate to indict and convict it.
This comment was a direct jab at the perceived bias of residents in the nation’s capital, which is predominantly Democratic, when it comes to serving on juries in a nonpartisan manner. DeSantis even suggested the idea of importing jurors from different parts of the United States for the trial of former President Donald Trump, who was recently indicted by a Washington grand jury on charges related to the Jan. 6 riot.
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“The reality is, a D.C. jury would indict a ham sandwich and convict a ham sandwich if it was a Republican ham sandwich,” DeSantis emphasized during his interview with Fox News host Harris Faulkner.
DeSantis further expressed his concerns about the stacked juries in Washington, stating, “I think that they’re going to want to convict people that they disagree with. Or at a minimum, you should be able to draw a jury pool from across the entire country.”
This comment comes after DeSantis shared his thoughts on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) regarding Trump’s indictment. He believes that Americans should have the right to remove cases from Washington D.C. to their home districts, as he perceives the capital as a “swamp” with a biased jury mentality.
DeSantis, who is considered one of Trump’s strongest challengers for the Republican presidential nomination, has even floated the idea of pardoning Trump on his first day in office if elected. This pardon would extend to both Trump and the rioters involved in the Jan. 6 incident.
Trump has been ordered to appear in Washington district court on Thursday, where he is expected to plead not guilty to all four charges. He will appear before Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya for his arraignment.
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