Trump Comments Risk Tainting Washington Jury Pool, DOJ Says

Donald Trump’s daily statements about the election obstruction case in Washington threaten to “prejudice” the jury pool in the nation’s capital, US prosecutors told a judge.

The claim on Tuesday came in the middle of a fight between Special Counsel John “Jack” Smith’s office and the former president’s legal team over a sealed request the government wants to file. The filings are light on details, but prosecutors revealed that their motion describes Trump’s “daily extrajudicial statements.”

US District Judge Tanya Chutkan had warned Trump about making any comments that might inflame the potential pool of jurors, but didn’t ...