Attorneys for J6 defendants raised the issue that their defendants cannot receive fair trials in the DC, due to the partisan preferences of the DC jury pool. 92% of DC voters voted for Biden, and only 5.4% voted for Trump. The DOJ objected. For example, in USA vs Strand (UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 1:21-cr-00085-CRC), prosecution cited[1] a DC Circuit of Appeals decision from 1975 as saying that the DC jurors pool was ok for a fair trial for Nixon associates, despite overwhelming majority of DC votes cast for Democrats. The DC presidential votes in In the DC Presidential elections of 1968 and 1972, Democrats (D) received 81.8% and 78.1% of the DC vote, respectively.[2]
The prosecution argument is wrong. Current DC bias in favor of Democrats, measured by the voting results, is incomparable with what existed in that time, circa 1974.
While 82% and 92% may seem like close numbers, the rate of D:R supporters is drastically different. Circa 1974, that rate was 4:1; now it is 19:1. Today, a DC jury is likely (53%) to have 12 Democrats and no Republicans. Continue reading DC Jury v. Fair Trial →