Democratic lawyer taunting Trump's 'tough jury pool' in DC sparks backlash from right on social media

Top Democratic lawyer Marc Elias sparked fierce reaction on Sunday for appearing to taunt former President Trump's ability to get a fair trial in Washington, D.C. following his primary loss in the district.

Trump won just 676 votes in the D.C. GOP primary on Sunday while former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley secured her first victory with 1274 votes. 

Elias, who rose to prominence on the left as the Democrats' most aggressive election lawyer, connected Trump's poor showing with the jury pool for his 2020 election interference trial.

"In a city of 700,000, Donald Trump got 676 votes in the GOP primary. A tough jury pool....," he wrote on X on Sunday night.

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His social media post attracted over one million views overnight. Conservatives argued the Democrat was openly boasting that Trump could not get a fair trial in the deep blue city.

"Democrat lawyer openly brags that Trump will never get a fair trial or impartial jury in DC.," former Trump adviser Stephen Miller reacted.

"Confirming the DC Justice system has been corrupted by politics isn’t the flex you think it is," the Republican Party of Arizona shot back.

"Dem election attorney & Russia hoax financier is gloating about the fact that it’s impossible for Trump & other conservatives to get a fair trial in DC. Again, these people would throw you & your entire family in the gulag & not think twice about it," former Pennsylvania Senate candidate Sean Parnell wrote.

"Democrats brag about how utterly corrupt they are," conservative columnist Moshe Hill reacted.

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"In other words, no way Trump could get a fair trial there. Thanks for the admission! I'm sure his attorneys will enjoy using this tweet for any future appeals," another person commented.

"Have to get the case in front of a jury for that to matter. B–h," GOP strategist Arthur Schwartz blasted.

The district leans heavily Democrat, with President Biden garnering 92% of the Washington, D.C., vote in the 2020 election. No Republican has ever won the district's electoral votes in a presidential election.

Trump's trial, stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith's 2020 election interference case, was scheduled for this week. It has been placed on hold after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review whether Trump has presidential immunity from prosecution in the case.

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Trump's lawyers had initially tried to move the trial out of Washington last year, arguing just as Elias did that the jury pool in D.C. is tainted against Trump.

"NO WAY I CAN GET A FAIR TRIAL, OR EVEN CLOSE TO A FAIR TRIAL, IN WASHINGTON, D.C.," Trump posted on Truth Social in August.

"THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR THIS, BUT JUST ONE IS THAT I AM CALLING FOR A FEDERAL TAKEOVER OF THIS FILTHY AND CRIME RIDDEN EMBARRASSMENT TO OUR NATION, WHERE MURDERS HAVE JUST SHATTERED THE ALL TIME RECORD, OTHER VIOLENT CRIMES HAVE NEVER SEEN WORSE, AND TOURISTS HAVE FLED. THE FEDERAL TAKEOVER IS VERY UNPOPULAR WITH POTENTIAL AREA JURORS, BUT NECESSARY FOR SAFETY, GREATNESS, & FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE!"

Fox News' Yael Halon, Anders Hagstrom and Michael Lee contributed to this report.

Ex-Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty in Manhattan court

Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge.

Weisselberg appeared in court hours after he surrendered himself to authorities Monday morning. He pleaded guilty to perjury in connection to former President Trump's civil fraud trial.

As part of a plea agreement, he is expected to be sentenced to 5 months in jail. He will be released until his formal sentencing date, which is scheduled for April 10.

Weisselberg is among several top executives at the Trump organization who were barred last month from operating their business in New York for a range of two to three years. That ruling came from Judge Aurthur Engoron, who also banned Trump and his children from operating the business. 

A New York Appeals Court allowed Trump and his sons to maintain control of the company temporarily while they attempt to appeal Engoron's decision.

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Engoron also "permanently" barred defendants Weisselberg and former corporate controller Jeffrey McConney from "serving in the financial control function of any New York corporation or similar business entity registered and/or licensed in New York State" and as a director of any New York corporation or other legal entity in New York for three years.

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Trump dismissed the trial as a "witch hunt" throughout the process, accusing both Engoron and New York Attorney General Letitia James of serving as political operatives for Democrats. Trump's legal team also repeatedly blasted the lack of a jury in the trial.

"There was never an option to choose a jury trial," a Trump spokesperson told Fox News Digital last month. "It is unfortunate that a jury won’t be able to hear how absurd the merits of this case are and conclude no wrongdoing ever happened."

Trump and his family denied any wrongdoing, with the former president saying his assets had been undervalued. Trump's legal team insisted that his financial statements had disclaimers, and made it clear to banks that they should conduct their own assessments.

Weisselberg previously was sentenced to five months in prison early last year after he pleaded guilty to tax crimes.

Fox News' Maria Paronich and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.

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