“The indictment of Donald Trump "is an attack … on his First Amendment rights.”
John Lauro
lawyer for Donald Trump. an interview on "Fox News Sunday". Claim dated 7 Aug 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisUnlikely to fly in court
What PolitiFact found
Trump wasn’t charged for speaking his mind. The charges relate to his actions. Courts have consistently ruled that criminal conspiracies don't qualify as free speech.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
John Lauro (lawyer for Donald Trump) made this claim around 7 August 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 August 2023. Its rating was “Unlikely to fly in court”.
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