Donald Trump wants a Georgia judge to kill off his indictment, with his lawyers arguing in court that lies aren’t just protected First Amendment Speech—they’re also helpful.

Donald Trump tried to convince a state judge to drop his Georgia election interference case on Thursday, summoning a tortured relationship between falsehoods and truths to make his case.

Trump’s lawyers argued that lies aren’t just protected by the First Amendment; lies are sometimes essential, his lawyers said, at getting to the truth.

  • @[email protected]
    11•6 months ago

    Headlines are really annoyingly hard to parse sometimes. It’s saying:

    Trump Tells Atlanta Judge: “Lies help get to the truth”

    Which is pretty fuckin stupid

    • rigattiEnglish
      5•6 months ago

      Wow, thank you. It would be so much clearer if they didn’t omit the word “that”.

    • @Jimmyeatsausage
      2•6 months ago

      It makes sense if your idea of truth is “whatever I say that they’ll believe”

    • @Everythingispenguins
      1•6 months ago

      Maybe it is Trump Tells Atlanta “Judge lies” HELP get to the truth.

      Or Trump Tells Atlanta Judge “lies” help get to the truth.

      Or Trump Tells Atlanta Judge “lies help” get to the truth?