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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Calls To Federalize Washington DC So He Cannot Be Tried In Court

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TRUMP FORCE ONE — Former President Donald Trump said he would like to federalize Washington, D.C., in order to make it safer and cleaner, but also mentioned that it would be hard to try him in court if he federalized the nation’s capital.

In an exclusive sit-down interview with the Daily Caller, Trump said he will continue to appeal any rulings from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan who is overseeing Trump’s election interference case in Washington, D.C.

Trump said not only will he be appealing the venue, but he said he wants to federalize Washington, D.C.  (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Trump Rips RNC, Says They Have To Stop Debates )

“And we’re also going to be appealing the venue because the venue, I say, we have to federalize Washington DC. That was we have to make it safe. We have to make it clean. We had to make it beautiful here. How can they try me in Washington DC if I say we’re going to federalize so you can have that nobody else has that,” Trump said to the Caller.

“We will keep appealing. She is a Trump hater at the highest level,” Trump added. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Trump Reacts To Judge Ruling On Property Value, Says Mar-A-Lago Is Worth Around $1.8 Billion)

Trump’s comments came just hours after Chutkan said she would not recuse herself in his election interference case.