Former President Donald Trump and other co-defendants in the Fulton County, Georgia, case filed a notice that they will appeal a judge’s order that rejected their arguments to dismiss the case on First Amendment grounds.
Court papers filed Monday on behalf of President Trump and his co-defendants asked the Fulton County Superior Court to conduct an “immediate review” of their motions to dismiss the case on First Amendment grounds. They argued that the indictments handed down by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ office last year violate their First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
Last week, Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee rejected President Trump’s motions to dismiss the case on argument that it violated his right to free speech. Monday’s filing argued that an appellate review of Judge McAfee’s ruling is needed and that their “arguments are well-founded and fall squarely within the almost absolute First Amendment protections.”…
