Judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss Georgia case on free speech claim

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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled that alleged speech “in furtherance of criminal activity” is not protected by the First Amendment.

and others in the Georgia election interference case, rejecting arguments from Trump and his co-defendants that the indictment criminalizes speech protected by the First Amendment.

But in a 14-page ruling Thursday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee disagreed, finding that alleged speech “in furtherance of criminal activity” is not protected by the First Amendment.“Even core political speech addressing matters of public concern is not impenetrable from prosecution if allegedly used to further criminal activity,” McAfee wrote.

 

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