Texas Jury to Decide If Trump Train Harassed Biden-Harris Campaign Bus

A Texas jury will soon determine whether supporters of then-President Donald Trump harassed former Democratic lawmaker Wendy Davis and her team on a Biden-Harris campaign bus in 2020. The plaintiffs argue the 'Trump Train' violated state and federal laws, while the defendants claim their actions were protected speech.

In a highly anticipated legal battle, a Texas jury is set to decide whether a convoy of Trump supporters, known as the 'Trump Train,' engaged in violent intimidation against a Biden-Harris campaign bus in October 2020. The incident involved aggressively slowing down and boxing in the bus on a Texas highway, causing the cancellation of campaign events.

The trial, which began on September 9, is expected to last another week. Attorneys for the plaintiffs argue that the actions of six Trump Train drivers violated state and federal laws. Contrarily, the defendants' lawyers maintain that their clients did not conspire against the Democrats on the bus and assert that their actions were an exercise in protected free speech.

During the incident, the campaign bus, carrying former Democratic lawmaker Wendy Davis among others, was reportedly swarmed by vehicles displaying large Trump flags. The convoy forced the bus to a slow crawl, resulting in repeated emergency calls for police assistance, which went unanswered. The plaintiffs claim they were literally driven out of town, a scenario reminiscent of political intimidation banned under the 'Ku Klux Klan Act' of 1871. The defense argues the actions constituted a political rally and not a conspiracy to intimidate.

(With inputs from agencies.)