A Georgia judge has denied former President Donald Trump's motion to dismiss the the 2020 election interference indictment on the grounds of First Amendment protection.
Trump's lead attorney in Georgia, said in an email that Trump and the other defendants 'respectfully disagree with Judge McAfee’s order and will continue to evaluate their options regarding the First Amendment challenges.'
A Georgia judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's bid to dismiss criminal charges in the state's 2020 election interference case against him, which the Republican former U.S. president argued violate his free speech rights.
The former president’s attorneys argued that all the charges against him involved political speech that is protected even if the speech ends up being false.
The defense had argued that some of the charges were based on statements Donald Trump and his co-defendants made in 2020 that were constitutionally protected.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has denied former President Donald Trump's motion to dismiss the Georgia election interference case on First Amendment grounds.
By Sara Murray, Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — An Atlanta-area judge on Thursday upheld the criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump in Georgia, rejecting the argument that Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election were protected under the First Amendment.
Judge Scott McAfee ruled that the First Amendment's protections do not apply, since the speech in question is "alleged to have been made in furtherance of criminal activity."
