I'm sure he and his attorneys said an Ave Maria* before they proposed this one.
* = for you folks who don't have a Catholic upbringing, "Ave Maria" translates to "Hail Mary."
A Hail Mary is a desperation American football passing play used at the end of a half by the team that is behind and almost never works (at least, when it does work, it's big news in the sports world.)
It got its nickname because it was said when that the quarterback heaved up the pass, he would say a Hail Mary prayer, hoping that the pass would be caught by one of his teammates
From USA Today -
Donald Trump's lawyer in Georgia: election lies are protected speech
Donald Trump’s lawyer argued Thursday the former president can’t be prosecuted in Georgia for trying to steal the 2020 election because his alleged conduct was political speech that must be protected under the First Amendment − even speech that was lies.
“Falsity alone is not enough,” Trump's lawyer, Steven Sadow, said. “Clearly, being president at the time, dealing with elections and campaigning, calling into question what had occurred – that’s the height of political speech.”
So, they're positing that speech intended to rationalize overthrowing the Constitution is protected by that same Constitution?
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