William Lindsey :toad: on Nostr: "Trump is hoping his ‘free speech’ defense will work. It won’t. The first ...

"Trump is hoping his ‘free speech’ defense will work. It won’t. The first amendment is powerful but it doesn’t protect criminal behavior. …

Protected speech is one thing. Criminal action – conspiring to overthrow an election result – is quite another."

~ Margaret Sullivan

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/03/trump-is-hoping-his-free-speech-defense-will-work-it-wont