Ellis Cose on whether any of the events of Jan. 6 are protected speech

Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 11:49 p.m.

b"(2/17/21) According to Donald Trump and many of his supporters, the former President cannot be held legally responsible for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, because the First Amendment of the US Constitution protects freedom of speech. In this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI, free speech expert, senior fellow at USC's Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy and regular contributor to the show Ellis Cose looks at exactly where those protections start and end for both Trump and the insurrectionists."