Trump Indictment: Threat to First Amendment or Clarity for Voters?

Constitutional law professor and Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley warns that the latest indictment of former President Trump threatens the First Amendment and grants the federal government unprecedented power to criminalize political lies. Turley argues that the charges against Trump for spreading election fraud lies would require bulldozing through the First Amendment and existing case law protecting even false statements. He also cautions that successfully charging Trump in this manner sets a dangerous precedent of allowing the government to determine what is true and what is not, potentially giving them broad censorial power. Turley concludes that criminalizing lies in this way poses a constitutional problem and the Supreme Court would likely oppose the criminalization of false political speech.