Georgia’s sprawling criminal indictment of former President Trump takes direct aim at his tweets and phone calls in his bid to overturn the 2020 election results in the state.
takes direct aim at his tweets and phone calls in his bid to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state.lost Georgia by 11,779 votes, and he says election irregularities were responsible for Joseph R. Biden’s victory in the state.made that case to Georgia officials and on social media, and the claim could land him in prison for more than two decades.
“These indictments cross the Rubicon of American politics, as we now indict the leading opponent of the administration and former president, for acting on the oldest tradition in America — contesting elections,” criminal defense lawyer Robert Barnes told The Washington Times.attempts to criminalize free speech and the right to question and protest election results.from the charges of lying to public officials or pushing a fake electors scheme.
’s phone calls to election officials in Georgia and his numerous tweets that criticized Georgia lawmakers and election officials, in which he alleged fraudulent election activity such as ballot stuffing and votes counted from dead people.and his advisers for objecting to a presidential election,” said Mike Davis, a former counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee and president of the Article III Project, which advocates for constitutionalist judges and the rule of law.
“That is core political speech either protected by immunity in his official capacity or the First Amendment in his personal capacity,” Mr. Davis said.’s tweets as “overt” acts in a conspiracy to overturn the election.for tweeting,” Rep. Jim Banks, Indiana Republican, posted on X, the site formerly known as Twitter.’s tweets called on his followers to tune into cable news networks airing a Georgia lawmakers’ hearing about the election in December 2020.
“He’s an obstructionist who refuses to admit that we won Georgia, BIG! Also won the other swing states,” Mr.
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