Trump Indictment in Florida Heads Off Defense Attack on Venue

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s decision to indict Donald Trump in southern Florida puts the prosecution on the former president’s home turf, but the “rocket docket” district could make it harder for him to delay a trial.

The criminal investigation into Trump’s handling of classified material after he left the White House unfolded for more than a year in secret grand jury proceedings in Washington. It was widely expected that if he wound up charged in the nation’s capital, he’d wage an early fight to move the case to Florida.

The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida is ...