Judge Rejects Trump’s Free Speech Challenge in Georgia Case
A Georgia judge on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants’ efforts to dismiss the ongoing state election interference case they argue violates their First Amendment rights.
Trump and his 14 co-defendants argued in a defense motion to dismiss the Fulton County indictment that it violated their constitutional right to challenge the 2020 presidential election.
In a 14-page ruling, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled their right to protest does not protect them from the state racketeering case that alleges they interfered with Georgia’s election results, where President Joe Biden was the victor.