"Trump's Legal Team Argues First Amendment Protection in Georgia Election Interference Case"

Donald Trump's lawyers argued in court that lies are protected by the First Amendment and can be helpful in getting to the truth as they sought to convince a Georgia judge to drop his indictment for election interference. The judge is considering whether Trump's persistent lies about 2020 election fraud are constitutionally protected under the First Amendment. The Fulton County District Attorney's office argued that Trump's lies were part of an overarching criminal conspiracy to overturn the election results, and even if his lies were true, he still took part in criminal activity. The judge expressed uncertainty about when he would consider Trump's First Amendment claims and raised the possibility of addressing them after a potential trial.