"Trump's First Amendment Defense in Georgia Election Interference Case"

Donald Trump's lawyer in Georgia argued that the former president's false statements about the 2020 election should be protected under the First Amendment as political speech, as prosecutors charged him with lying to government officials and spurring others to wrongdoing. The judge has not made an immediate decision on the matter. Additionally, another defendant, chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, sought to dismiss charges related to submitting paperwork as Republican presidential electors for Trump, arguing that no electors should have been recognized due to a pending lawsuit challenging the election results.