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Fulton judge rejects Trump free speech challenge to election charges
ATLANTA — A Fulton County judge on Thursday refused to drop election interference charges against Donald Trump and his codefendants saying the criminal counts did not violate their constitutional right to free speech.
The former president had argued the charges against him should be dismissed because prosectors were attempting to punish him for political speech, which is shielded under the First…