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Democrat also pick was not nearly as much is district of columbia. and you can go further. southern virginia, where it's much more even. you can elude to in a dream state. this is a federal indictment so it is not to be tried within the state or the area pretty can make a motion or change of venue. i think the lawyers will be kept busy moving to dismiss the indictment on first amendment grounds. living for a change of venue, they will probably argue some form of selective prosecution. but the key point is going to be that the prosecution has to go to the jury, donald trump 's subjective belief...

Present our case to a jury. this is the first time that the first amendment has been criminalized. it's the first time that a sitting president is attacking a political opponent on first amendment grounds and making a criminal -- it's criminal to state your position. >> as savannah pointed out, the indictment reads, the defendant had a right, like every american, to speak about the election and to claim falsely that there had been outcome fraud during the election and he won. prosecutors say the defendant also pursued unlawful means of discounting legitimate votes and subverting the election r...

Trial soon. >> in this case, my office will seek a speedy trial so that our evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizens. >> the former president called the indictment fake and questioned why it took so long to file charges. one of his lawyers, john lohro, said on the "today" show that trump is being charged over what he said instead of what he did. >> this is the first time that the first amendment has been criminalized. it is the first time that a sitting president is attacking a political opponent on first amendment grounds and basically making a criminal to state your p...

Conspiracy, to defraud the united states, to obstruct an official proceeding and to impede the people's right to vote. ever since the news broke, the former president, his allies and attorneys have been working furiously to smear jack smith and the department while minimizing or outright dismissing the charges even while simultaneously using them to raise money. among the arguments, that trump's provebly false claims were protected by free speech. here is his attorney john lara with savannah guthrie today. >> it's the first time a sitting president is attacking a political opponent on first am...

Made religious freedom type of arguments before. we should note, this is a different type of case. this is on first amendment grounds. it doesn't depend on the fact that she has a religious objective to it. she could have objected to it for any reason as long as it's about her free speech. one of the things we're going to be looking for is where is the line? how does the court decide that she as an artist has that right? but what about a florist? what about a wedding caterer? those are typically businesses open to the public that cannot discriminate, and one of the things that certain liberals...