A judge examined Trump’s argument that Fani Willis’s indictment should be dismissed because the actions she cited in it were protected by the First Amendment.
should be dismissed because Trump’s actions cited in her indictment were protected by the First Amendment.
Trump’s attorney Steve Sadow urged McAfee to consider that Willis’s indictment, in which she alleged Trump violated Georgia’s racketeering law by illegally conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, was “ripe” for a First Amendment challenge. On Thursday, Sadow argued that Willis’s indictment was built entirely on actions shielded by protections for freedom of speech and expression under the Constitution.
Willis’s indictment was sweeping and included 161 actions that she alleged amounted to a racketeering violation by Trump and 18 co-defendants. She alleged that Trump, in particular, falsely declared he won the 2020 election, helped arrange for an alternate set of electors in Georgia, and helped create and deliver a fraudulent certificate of votes to state officials.
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