Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s campaign have argued that his calls to remove the protesters were protected by the First Amendment.
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President Donald Trump’s lawyers argued in a Thursday court filing that protesters “have no right” to “express dissenting views” at his campaign rallies because such protests infringed on his First Amendment rights.
Lawyers for Trump’s campaign have argued that his calls to remove the protesters were protected by the First Amendment.
Trump’s lawyers point out that he explicitly urged his supporters against roughing up protesters, following his calls to “get ‘em out of here,” with the plea “Don’t hurt ‘em.”.
Absent that type of unlawful advocacy, Mr. Trump cannot be held liable for incitement.
It makes no difference whether the crowd reacted with unlawful violence beyond what Mr. Trump advocated.”. »