Former President Donald Trump appeared in court on Thursday on felony charges related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. For many experts and observers, an indictment tied to Trump’s “big lie” was long in the cards—and all but expected.
During media interviews since the charges were unveiled this week, Trump’s attorneys have put forward an argument in his defense: that the speech for which he is being indicted is protected under the First Amendment.
What’s more, they contend that the actions Trump took in the aftermath of the election, which include allegedly participating in a scheme to organize fraudulent…
