Nearly 150 Constitutional Scholars Reject Trump’s Defense: ‘The First Amendment Does Not Apply in Impeachment Proceedings’https://t.co/DBTwCfjtCT
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) February 5, 2021
Here’s my smack down of the Trump first amendment argument we are hearing right now.
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) February 12, 2021
It’s total nonsense: https://t.co/bT5BNJKwKM
Senators acquitted Trump on legal technicalities. The Senate itself rejected the jurisdictional defense, that you can't try an ex-president. I wrote for @MSNBCDaily to explain why the 1st Amendment defense also fails & the implications of accepting it. https://t.co/M6TcEjuRzi
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) February 13, 2021
The problem with Trump's first amendment defense? @JoyceWhiteVance says "It's a mismatch of legal doctrine…Because Trump's conduct, his speech, was intended to incite violent behavior, the first amendment doesn't shelter him even during an impeachment." pic.twitter.com/J6DrGFBOZ3
— Zerlina on Peacock (@ZerlinaShow) February 13, 2021
Sad! 