Did Donald Trump Encourage Violence at His Rallies?
A viral cartoon accurately presents several quotations by the then-presidential candidate, delivered on the campaign trail in 2015 and 2016.
Alan: I marvel that charges of "Incitation to commit violence" have never been brought against the mafioso thug who occupies the White House. Here are links documenting Trump's successful promotion of violence:
Incitement Law In The United States
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees free speech, and the degree to which incitement is protected speech is determined by the imminent lawless action test introduced by the 1969 Supreme Court decision in the case Brandenburg v. Ohio. The court ruled that incitement of events in the indefinite future was protected, but encouragement of "imminent" illegal acts was not protected. This "view reflects longstanding law and is shared by the Federalist Society, the ACLU, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and the vast majority of Americans, including most staunch free-speech advocates."[17]
Incitement to riot is illegal under U.S. federal law.[18]
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