This is right outside Washington, DC, and it's full of Federal government employees. You could not find a more favorable jurisdiction to prosecute leakers/whist

This is right outside Washington, DC, and it's full of Federal government employees. You could not find a more favorable jurisdiction to prosecute leakers/whistleblowers/journalists the government does not like, because the jury pool will be full of government employees. That's why Assange was charged in this district.