Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that six of the Trump Train drivers violated state and federal law. Lawyers for the defendants said they did not conspire against the Democrats on the bus and that their actions are protected speech.
I don't know how, given the harassing and objectionable temperament of Trump supporters, that anyone could argue this with a straight face. How is it even a question that this was a violent incident? Because they didn't fire a gun at the bus?
Kidnapping and forcible confinement now officially political acts of speech.
Autobots, roll out.
If this argument flies with this judge, it needs to be very quickly used on the Trump campaign folks.
So glad that the court system is working efficiently. This happened in 2020 and we're only just now going to trial for it in 2024.
This. I am so tired of hearing “the wheels of justice turn slowly”. If justice isn’t able to address a problem for so long that the perpetrators are allowed to continue perpetuating the same behavior an entire election cycle later, the justice system has failed, straight up. This is unacceptable.
Harassment, intimidation, and false imprisonment are not free speech.
This was an act of terrorism clearly intended to terrorize those inside the bus.
They just couldn't get their lawyers to argue "it was just a prank, bro"
Defense attorney is technically correct, they didn't conspire against the Democrats on the bus because they thought some different Democrats were on it instead. 
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