EXCLUSIVE: Survey Reveals Extreme Bias Toward Jan. 6 Defendants Among Potential DC Jurors

Published on January 25, 2024

For fear of being judged by biased jurors, Jan. 6 defendants have been trying to have their trials moved to venues other than the District of Columbia for three years. Government prosecutors and judges insist there is no evidence to prove that they can’t get a fair trial in Washington. There is now. A survey (pdf) conducted by Triton Polling and Research between Jan. 1-8 and obtained exclusively by The Epoch Times reveals an extreme level of bias among potential jurors living in Washington toward anyone who participated in the protests at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Of the 422 “jury eligible residents” surveyed, 27.5 percent describe Jan. 6 protestors as “insurrectionists.” Others describe them as “criminals” (13 percent), “domestic terrorists” (14.9 percent), or “traitors” (11.6 percent)....