Free Speech DOES NOT Excuse Sedition
Trump's lawyers are in a bind. The only defense they're leaning on is the right to freedom of speech.
In a desperate grasp for any kind of defense of his seditious activity, Trump's team has sunk to using the most non-sensical argument yet. Trump will soon find out that free speech does not protect criminal activity. "There is no First Amendment privilege to commit crimes just because you did it by speaking," as former federal prosecutor Samuel Buell stated.
Protesters outside DC courthouse for Trump arraignment (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / Getty Images)
Trump gambles on a 'free speech' defense strategy, The Week Magazine | 8/8/2023
By Rafi Schwartz
With his legal challenges mounting, the former president is betting big on the First Amendment
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie is pushing back on Donald Trump’s claims that his third indictment for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election violates his right to free speech.