Trump's Miami Court Appearance: Risks and Weak Defense Strategies.
Federal prosecutors face risks in trying former President Donald Trump in Florida, where federal jurors have a history of acquitting elected officials accused of wrongdoing. Several local mayors in unrelated, separate trials had previously been acquitted on federal charges. In May, a federal jury in Tallahassee acquitted Democratic former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum of lying to the FBI and deadlocked on other charges. Florida's political dynamics can influence a case, and the jury pool is made up of the people who voted for those people.