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A ‘Trump Train’ convoy surrounded a Biden-Harris bus. Was it political violence? (apnews.com)

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury will soon decide whether a convoy of supporters of then-President Donald Trump violently intimidated former Democratic lawmaker Wendy Davis and two others on a Biden-Harris campaign bus when a so-called “Trump Train” boxed them in for more than an hour on a Texas highway days before the 2020 election.

The trial, which began on Sept. 9, resumes Monday and is expected to last another week.

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.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If this argument flies with this judge, it needs to be very quickly used on the Trump campaign folks.