that tries to do that. i think that s for republicans last night they asked who would vote for trump, everybody shot their hands up. we ll see if there s more scenes like this in court testimony and others. we should also point out the former president may be speak before getting on his plane at the airport. if you remember at the last can t remember which one it was, he did speak briefly. we re not going to carry that live. we re going to listen to anything newsworthy that he says and we ll bring that to you. keep in mind at this point the former president s poll numbers have gone up with his indictments at least as far as the primary numbers go. georgia is unique because there would likely be cameras in the courtroom, so the public could see the case pliout and actually know what the facts are, what the arguments are. that s likely not the case in any of the two doj investigations, so i think the idea of public sentiment majorly changing primarily hinges around this georgia cas
it to federal jurisdiction, drawing from wider parts of the state geographically means that ultimately the odds donald trump will at least have one juror because that s all you need, one juror who will vote to acquit? i mean, certainly the numbers are in his favor, or more in his favor if he gets the case removed to federal court, for all the reasons michael has said. i believe it s also important to emphasize, if he gets into federal court, he s halfway to getting this thing dismissed on supremacy clause grounds. so, he s got to get into federal court in order to make that next argument, which will be, you should dismiss this case because i was acting within the scope of my federal authority. and, you know, that s another whole argument. but that would be, i m sure, any of these defendants optimal result. right. although it s also possible that
federal judge has to make about do we move this case, is this a federal executive? clearly he is. do we move it to federal court or let it stay in the state court? if this is not a case that merits transfer i don t know there could be one. and he s already facing charges at the federal level on similar conduct. let me ask you a question, andy mccabe. you were acting deputy director, you were acting fbi director. you dealt with donald trump when you were a law enforcement official. look at the image on your screen right now. did it ever occur to you that mug shot of donald trump? of course not. my interactions with donald trump, my personal interactions were early on in the administration. certainly didn t see into the future where we would end up. but i think the point that you make on the consideration of removal, there s no question that could be a very effective legal strategy. it is an obvious and momentous
of legal challenges, he would likely appeal if he didn t succeed. whether it would make it to the supreme court, is it an issue of first impression, it s always possible? we ve seen a lot of issues around the former president make their way close to the supreme court, if not make it before the bench. but the other thing is if he wins, right? potentially the u.s. attorney could be the same district attorney he s facing now. they could waive the d.a. fani willis, it would still be a case under state law, but it would be another jury pull. that s another thing the former president is angling for. fulton county is predominantly a democratic district. they believe even if they can t get the case dismissed at the federal level, if they could get the broader jury pool, that could be more favorable for the former president or any of his codefendants. but it s a very unique situation, and it s pretty fascinating to see how the legal system works and how everybody s trying to game it out here. b
county or possible a federal jury. a federal jury. thank you so much, paula. and back with my team here. a federal jury in georgia, what does that mean? is that geographically different? obviously people feel as though the jury will be more politically diverse instead of as democratic as fulton county is. and that s probably the biggest upside for trump is that he does get to draw a jury from a larger part of the state. if the case stays the in fulton county, he ll draw his jurors from a county that went predominantly for biden. and he s probably not seen well there and he s thinking his chances are not very good. although there will be jury selection, voir dire, et cetera. we still have court process. we still have voir dire. you can still question about who you want to put on the jury. if it s transferred to federal court, his jury pool will be drawn from multiple counties around the north georgia area.