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Virginia Democrats who previously defended investigations and allegations against Donald Trump are urging restraint now that federal prosecutors have charged one of their own.

The shift is evident across the party's top ranks following the indictment of Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas. Lieutenant Gov. Ghazala Hashmi, who rejected Republican claims that Trump was being selectively prosecuted after his 2023 classified-documents indictment, is now stressing Lucas' "constitutional presumption of innocence" and arguing Lucas "is fully entitled to legal due process." Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones, who said last year that Trump tried to "incite a riot" and "overturn an election," says the allegations against Lucas must be tested through a legal process "free from political interference or bias."

Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., likewise joined Sens.…