Current location:Earthly Elements news portal > business
Judge rejects Trump free speech challenge to Georgia 2020 election case
Earthly Elements news portal2024-05-21 12:17:48【business】1People have gathered around
IntroductionWashington —A Georgia judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss criminal charges in t
A Georgia judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss criminal charges in the state's 2020 election interference case against him, which the Republican former U.S. president argued violate his free speech rights.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee found that the indictment alleges statements by Trump and 14 others charged in the case were made "in furtherance of criminal activity" and are not protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Trump and the other defendants have been charged with racketeering and other offenses over their effort to overturn Trump's defeat in Georgia to Democratic President Joe Biden. They have pleaded not guilty.
The case is one of four criminal prosecutions Trump faces as the November 5 election nears. His first trial, related to hush money payments to a porn star, is due to get underway in New York later this month.
“President Trump and other defendants respectfully disagree with Judge McAfee’s order and will continue to evaluate their options regarding the First Amendment challenges," Steve Sadow, Trump's lead lawyer on the Georgia case, said in a statement.
A spokesperson for the Fulton County District Attorney's Office, which is prosecuting the case, declined to comment.
The Georgia charges focus on attempts to assemble an alternate slate of presidential electors pledged to vote for Trump despite Biden's win in the state, and Trump's January 2021 phone call urging the state's top election official to "find" enough votes to overturn his narrow defeat.
McAfee's ruling is a signal he will continue moving the case toward trial even as Trump and eight co-defendants continue their efforts to disqualify Fani Willis, the prosecutor overseeing the case. A Georgia appeals court is set to decide whether to take up that issue in the coming weeks.
McAfee said it will be up to a jury to determine if Trump and other defendants, which include his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, acted with criminal intent.
He said the defendants may be able to revive their challenge as additional evidence is revealed.
Trump has other pending challenges to the case, including a claim that he is immune from charges tied to official actions he took as president.
Address of this article:http://congorepublicofthe.tokosaranateknik.com/content-59b599937.html
Very good!(97247)
Related articles
- Iran helicopter crash that killed President Raisi could reverberate across the Middle East
- Scottie Scheffler is back to business as usual as the World No 1 shoots opening four
- NRA kicks off annual meeting as board considers successor to longtime leader Wayne LaPierre
- Man with Britain's largest penis reveals the downsides
- Kate Hudson hits the stage to debut songs from her new album Glorious at star
- Karren Brady, 55, shows off results of £3,500 'non
- John Daly withdraws from the PGA Championship with a thumb injury
- Hurricanes hold off Moana Pasifika to return to top spot in Super Rugby Pacific
- Sweden beats France, Britain relegated after losing to Norway at hockey worlds
- Billy Baldwin mercilessly MOCKS wife Chynna Phillips's 'luxury life'
Popular articles
- Amir Khan's £11.5m luxury wedding venue finally hosts its first marriage: Bride arrives on horse
- Transgender girl faces discrimination from a Mississippi school's dress code, ACLU says
- Djokovic gets late wild card to Geneva Open in bid for more clay action before Roland Garros
- AP Week in Pictures: Asia
Recommended
A warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest was requested. But no decision was made about whether to issue it
Massive change coming to RHS Chelsea Flower Show
German parliament approves plans to relax strict restrictions on family names
Kansas governor vetoes a third plan for cutting taxes. One GOP leader calls it 'spiteful'
Storms damage homes in Oklahoma and Kansas. But in Houston, most power is restored
German parliament approves plans to relax strict restrictions on family names
Haiti is seeking a new prime minister. Dozens of candidates jostle for the key job
Protect yourself from ticks with these tips
Links
- Some Nikki Haley voters are hanging on to her candidacy and, like her, refuse to endorse Trump
- Georgia tabs Cecile Landi, Simone Biles' longtime coach, as co
- It's a viral
- China to launch Shenzhou
- The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades region of Washington
- New Orleans hires Stacy Hollowell as basketball coach
- Arkansas woman pleads guilty to selling 24 boxes of body parts stolen from cadavers
- Some Nikki Haley voters are hanging on to her candidacy and, like her, refuse to endorse Trump
- Miller retires Judge to finish first 4
- Woman dies after being pulled from river as police arrest man in his 40s 'known to her'