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A Georgia judge has denied former President Donald Trump's motion to dismiss the the 2020 election interference indictment on the grounds of First Amendment protection.

ATLANTA — A Fulton County judge on Thursday refused to drop election interference charges against Donald Trump and his co-defendants saying the criminal counts did not violate their constitutional right

The Georgia election case has been held up by complications related to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

Trump and his Georgia co-defendants tried to get the RICO charges dismissed on First Amendment grounds, but Judge Scott McAfee rejected their claims.

The Republican’s attorneys argued that all the charges against him involved political speech that is protected, even if the speech ends up being false

Trump's lawyers argued that the case should be thrown out as they said the prosecution violated the former president's free speech rights.

Top Democrats acknowledged Donald Trump's strong chances of completing the greatest political comeback in American history.

The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has rejected arguments by the former president that the indictment was seeking to criminalize political speech protected by the First Amendment.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis reportedly plans to try the election interference case this summer.