Prosecutors Slam Trump's Attempt to Dismiss Charges, Citing Unprecedented Historical Significance

Prosecutors in Donald Trump's Washington, D.C. trial have urged the judge to deny Trump's bid to dismiss the charges against him. Special counsel Jack Smith argued that Trump's efforts to subvert the 2020 election were not protected speech but rather fraudulent use of knowingly false statements to further his criminal plans. The prosecutors plan to introduce evidence that Trump stoked the Capitol riot and used it to derail Congress' proceedings. They also refuted Trump's claims that the charges are an attempt to criminalize his free speech, stating that fraudulent speech is not protected by the First Amendment. Prosecutors argued that Trump's conduct is unprecedented and that he is not being selectively or vindictively prosecuted.