- In a Monday court filing, Trump’s lawyers compared him to Galileo Galilei, an astronomer.
- Trump’s lawyers claimed that Trump, just like Galileo believed in his own truths.
- They stated that the former president is being persecuted just like Galileo was in 1600s.
A new court filing shows that Trump’s lawyers compared him to Galileo Galilei, an Italian astronomer.
The A 96-page summaryTrump’s legal team submitted a petition to San Francisco’s 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. They argued that Trump, just like Galileo is being persecuted because he believes in his own truths. The Catholic church Galileo is branded a hereticFor this reason, the Earth revolves about the sun.
Trump’s team argues that many of Trump’s conspiracy theories can be proven correct, or at least disputable. Trump’s lawyers claim that these theories include the absurd claim that Trump stole the 2020 election from his predecessor.
“Most people believed these ideas to be crackpot ideas. Many still do. Crackpot ideas can sometimes be proven to be true. Trump’s legal team stated that the earth revolves around the sun and Hunter Biden was the one who dropped off a laptop containing incriminating evidence at Delaware’s repair shop.
The lawyers were referring to a Trump-fueled conspiracy theoryMore The origins and contents the laptopThis included Hunter Biden’s life: The most shocking details.
The lawyers stated that Galileo was held under house arrest while he was still alive for his spreading of heretical ideas. Today, thousands of dissidents are being arrested or murdered by despotic governments seeking to suppress any ideas they disagree with. “But this is not American law.”
The FilingTrump’s Twitter is being suedIn which case he Twitter accused him of being censoredAfter the Capitol riot of January 6, he was given a permanent ban.
The lawsuit was In May,Trump’s team, however, is trying to revive the case citing “overtly political censorship”.
