Donald Trump indicted: Jack Smith tests limits of First Amendment in Jan. 6 prosecution

Published August 3, 2023 9:10am ET



Former President Donald Trump‘s latest indictment by the Department of Justice has prompted his lawyer to repeatedly point to the First Amendment as his primary line of defense, saying it provides “an almost absolute protection.”

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