Trump, in filing, asks judge to dismiss 'invalid' Georgia election interference charges

Former President Trump, in a filing Monday, again urged a Georgia judge to dismiss his Fulton County election interference charges on First Amendment grounds.

Former President Donald Trump, in a new court filing Monday, again urged a Georgia judge to dismiss his Fulton County election interference charges on First Amendment grounds, arguing that the indictment against him is "categorically invalid" because it seeks to criminalize "core political speech."

"President Trump enjoys the same robust First Amendment rights as every other American," said the new filing from Trump attorneys Steve Sadow and Jennifer Little. "The indictment here does not merely criminalize conduct with an incidental impact on protected speech; instead, it directly targets core protected political speech and activity."

The new filing supports the arguments Trump's attorneys previously made in court during a hearing earlier this month, in which they said the indictment "violates free speech."

"The indictment needs to be dismissed," Sadow told the court during the Dec. 1 hearing.