Trump's claim that the 1st Amendment protects his lies is wrong

Crimes involving speech are still crimes

Last week, Donald Trump argued in the Georgia election interference case that the indictment should be tossed out because his speech was protected under the First Amendment. This was the first hearing in the case since the Fani Willis and Nathan Wade debacle. Free speech is vastly misunderstood in America, and the distortions peddled by Trump and his la…