A federal jury acquitted a former Coast Guard lieutenant who, after calling for President Donald Trump’s assassination on social media, argued that his posts were protected by the First Amendment, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Federal prosecutors in Virginia allege that Peter A. Stinson, a retired Coast Guard sharpshooter, repeatedly urged for the Trump’s assassination in online posts since 2020.
Stinson’s public defenders claimed the posts lacked specificity to override First Amendment protections for speech advocating violence.
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