NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

The First Amendment won out this week in a court case over a man who had repeatedly called for President Donald Trump’s assassination and openly fantasized about his violent demise.

A jury acquitted the man, Peter Stinson, of one charge of soliciting a crime of violence, raising questions about when speech is protected by the Constitution and when it becomes incriminating.

A former longtime Coast Guard officer, Stinson had called for someone to “take the shot” in reference to Trump, according to court papers. “Realistically the only solution is violence,” Stinson wrote.

Stinson said he “would twist the knife after sliding it into [Trump’s] fatty flesh” and that he “would be willing to pitch in” for a hitman contract.

TED CRUZ SAYS HATE SPEEC

See Full Page