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More from the HomepageBy Nicholas FandosMichael S. SchmidtandMaggie HabermanNew York TimesmoreWASHINGTON – Claims by former President Donald Trump's lawyers that his conduct around the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is shielded by the First Amendment are "legally frivolous" and should do nothing to stop the Senate from convicting him in his impeachment trial, 144 leading First Amendment lawyers and constitutional scholars from across the political spectrum wrote in a letter circulated Friday.Taking aim at one of the key planks of Trump's defense, the lawyers argued that the constitutional protections...…More from the HomepageBy Nicholas FandosMichael S. SchmidtandMaggie HabermanNew York TimesmoreWASHINGTON – Claims by former President Donald Trump's lawyers that his conduct around the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is shielded by the First Amendment are "legally frivolous" and should do nothing to stop the Senate from convicting him in his impeachment trial, 144 leading First Amendment lawyers and constitutional scholars from across the political spectrum wrote in a letter circulated Friday.Taking aim at one of the key planks of Trump's defense, the lawyers argued that the constitutional protections...WW…

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AdvertisementWASHINGTON — Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that to try to get re-elected, five people familiar with the matter said, a disclosure to Congress that angered Mr. Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him.The day after the Feb. 13 briefing to lawmakers, the president berated Joseph Maguire, the outgoing acting director of national intelligence, for allowing it to take place, people familiar with the exchange said. Mr. Trump was particularly irritated that Representative Adam B. Schiff, Democrat of California and the leader of the...…AdvertisementWASHINGTON — Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that to try to get re-elected, five people familiar with the matter said, a disclosure to Congress that angered Mr. Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him.The day after the Feb. 13 briefing to lawmakers, the president berated Joseph Maguire, the outgoing acting director of national intelligence, for allowing it to take place, people familiar with the exchange said. Mr. Trump was particularly irritated that Representative Adam B. Schiff, Democrat of California and the leader of the...WW…