This is a political prosecution and a gross attempt to silence dissent, a right protected under the First Amendment, she said. This case is a major push by the Trump administration to criminalize protests and punish anyone who speaks out against them. That's why I'm going to fight these unjust charges. I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice. This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights.
"I'm watching things that I've built my career on, my life on, be crushed by President Trump," von Wilpert told The Advocate in a recent interview. "As a young woman in this fight, I've lost my rights under Roe v. Wade after Trump was elected the first time, and as an LGBTQ woman, I'm worried about losing my rights to equality under the law. That's why I decided to jump in and fight."
