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Fulton County’s Bogus Trump Indictment Is Democrats’ Latest Attempt To Criminalize Free Speech
The Federalist ^ | August 15, 2023 | BY: SHAWN FLEETWOOD

Posted on 08/15/2023 6:10:04 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

... While a cursory reading of the melodramatic accusations made at the indictment’s outset will undoubtedly give America’s regime-approved media the vapors, a deep dive into the full filing reveals just how egregious the charges really are. To justify her claim that Trump and his associates engaged in a “conspiracy” to overturn the 2020 election results, Willis cites numerous acts of indictees engaging in lawful free speech that she asserts helped further this so-called conspiracy.

In Act 22, for example, Willis cites a Dec. 3, 2020, tweet from Trump telling his followers to tune into One America News Network (OANN) to watch state legislative hearings on Georgia’s elections. According to Willis, this constitutes “an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.”

But the incident is hardly the first in which Willis attempts to criminalize free speech. In Act 100, she similarly claims a Dec. 30, 2020, Trump tweet telling people to watch other hearings on the conduction of Georgia’s 2020 election on OANN and Newsmax is another example of Trump furthering this so-called conspiracy.

Other examples of perfectly legitimate actions or rhetoric Willis cited as a “furtherance” of alleged crimes include a Dec. 7, 2020, retweet by Giuliani of a tweet encouraging Georgians to “call [their] state Senate House Reps ask them to sign the petition for special session” to ensure the state has “free & fair elections.” Willis also cited a Nov. 7, 2020, text Meadows sent to Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., asking for the phone numbers of Pennsylvania’s House speaker and Senate leader because Trump wanted “to chat with them.”

At the end of the day, Willis’ sham indictment is nothing more than a blatant, Democrat-backed attempt to criminalize Americans’ First Amendment right to free speech. It’s not just designed to silence Trump and his associates...

(Excerpt) Read more at thefederalist.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election2024; freespeech; fulton; georgia; trump; witchhunt
Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review.
1 posted on 08/15/2023 6:10:04 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

And the press questions to her were “When can the trial start? “


2 posted on 08/15/2023 6:15:57 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

When you don’t have a real case, you charge folks with Conspiracy in the hopes that they’ll flip or take a plea.

Conspiracy charges are tossed all day long.


3 posted on 08/15/2023 6:26:42 AM PDT by qaz123
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To: Williams

The press was the first thing the democrats destroyed


4 posted on 08/15/2023 6:27:30 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
This is the filth that is going on in America!! Presented to you by a Stalinist regime run by anti-American traitors!

...... imho - they continue going after Trump because he might expose their criminal acts if he gets in office again!

AND NO, I WILL NOT SHUT UP!

https://thefederalist.com/2023/08/15/how-stupid-is-the-georgia-anti-trump-case-they-indicted-trump-for-tweeting-at-people-to-watch-tv/

5 posted on 08/15/2023 6:42:13 AM PDT by high info voter (Delivery )
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To: butlerweave

Also the communists have spent billions on universities and colleges to make them a hunting ground to place the weak with greed for money and power.

The Clintons and Obama didn’t just stumble into politics and many others.


6 posted on 08/15/2023 7:41:18 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: Williams

It is never the outcome it’s always the process...
but this time they have f#$k with a true self made, independent fighter who has a $hit load of his own money and appears not afraid to use it against the Rich “North of Richmond”!!


7 posted on 08/15/2023 8:32:51 AM PDT by Big Bill in TN (Army Vet.here. I know how to fix stupid, but it will hurt!)
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