Trump Attorneys Ask Fulton County Judge to Dismiss Indictment

Trying the former president amid a campaign would be ’the most effective election interference in the history of the United States,' his lawyer said.
Trump Attorneys Ask Fulton County Judge to Dismiss Indictment
Former President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower the day after FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago Palm Beach home, in New York on Aug. 9, 2022. David 'Dee' Delgado/Reuters
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Attorneys for former President Donald Trump asked a Georgia judge on Dec. 18 to toss the former president’s 2020 election criminal racketeering case because his comments were political speech protected under the Constitution’s First Amendment.

“Every single alleged overt act listed and count charged against President Trump seeks to criminalize content-based, core political speech and expressive conduct,” President Trump’s team wrote in court papers.
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