Rubin has been following this. color me shocked. among the legal experts who said there s no way he takes the stand. his lawyer, former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of virginia george terwilliger, a great lawyer by all accounts, there s no way that terwilliger lets him take the stand. they must have made the calculus that being in federal court were so important to them that it was worth basically playing the play and taking the shot no one thought you could make. one thought is a jury. paul fulton county is different from, i think there are nine counties across northern georgia? a totally different universe. i m on the record of the show, and i want to maintain this, i have faith in americans. i really do. so i think this idea of oh, it s a florida palm beach, the julie jury pool, when lindsey graham says you can t try him in washington d.c.. personally i think, i m willing to put my faith in americans of all different stripes.
Yesterday, opening himself up to cross-examination. there s a significant amount of legal risk involved in that decision. meadows lawyers made the calculation it was worth it, and that was because, i think, they clearly view the potential jury pool in this case is key for the clients if meadows successfully gets the case moved to federal court, the physical location would hardly change from a block away. the case would still be tried under georgia law. but as the washington post reports, quote, the jury pool for federal case would be composed of residents from across northern georgia, which is more politically conservative than fulton county and potentially a friendlier audience. legal analysts analyst lisa rubin has been following this. color me shocked. among the legal experts who said there s no way he takes the stand. his lawyer, former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of virginia george terwilliger, a great lawyer by all accounts, there s no way