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German Journalists’ Association
German satirist acquitted over Trump assassination joke deemed satire by court
A Berlin court on Wednesday acquitted German satirist Sebastian Hotz, known online as “El Hotzo,” of charges stemming from controversial social media posts that prosecutors claimed celebrated an assassination attempt on Donald Trump during the 2024 U.S. election campaign. The case revolved around a post Hotz made on X (formerly Twitter) in July 2024, shortly…
