BALTIMORE — Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is asking the judge overseeing her federal perjury trial to approve a change in venue.
Her lawyers filed the motion on Thursday.
The move comes as prosecutors and defense attorneys continue to blame each other for tainting a pool of potential jurors.
Earlier this month, judge Lydia Kay Griggsby threatened to hold Mosby's lead attorney, A. Scott Bolden, in contempt of court over public remarks he made about the case.
Bolden alleged that some prospective jurors had already made up their minds on whether Mosby is guilty or not, and while doing so made reference to how some of them answered a questionnaire that helps determine if they will hear the case.
He's also often placed blame on prosecutors for negative press coverage of Mosby, arguing "the jury pool in Baltimore is likely irreparably biased," because of it.
Most of those statements were made in a separate filing by Bolden arguing against a partial gag order proposed by prosecutors, which would limit what council could publicly say about the case on courthouse grounds.
Throughout the entire litigation process, Bolden has continuously attacked and accused prosecutors of having racial animus towards Mosby. The judge found no evidence that has occurred.
Prosecutors though claim such rhetoric poses the risk of "prejudicing potential jurors against the United States."
Griggsby has set a December 15 hearing to determine three things; whether the trial should be moved to another venue, if a gag order will be imposed, and if Bolden will be sanctioned or held in contempt of court.
