Trump demands appeal of Georgia judge's ruling denying First Amendment argument
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Donald Trump and his 13 co-defendants in his Georgia election interference trial are appealing a recent ruling that upheld the criminal charges levied against them, court records show. Lawfare's Anna Bower reported Monday an appeal filed in Fulton County Superior Court over Judge Scott McAfee’s ruling, which rejected the claim that Trump’s voter fraud comments in the 2020 election were covered under free speech protections. As Atlanta First News pointed out, last week McAfee ruled that the...

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