[circlecity]

Well, the event did happen in D.C. They would be the proper venue event though you can’t get fair trial there.

[kiryandil]

Arguing against the change of venue, Judicial Watch points out that under federal law a “civil action against the United States may be brought in any judicial district in which the plaintiff resides,” and “a civil action on a tort claim against the United States may be prosecuted in the judicial district where the plaintiff resides.”

I think the key is that it's a civil action, not a criminal action.