Donald Trump wants a Georgia judge to kill off his indictment, with his lawyers arguing in court that lies aren’t just protected First Amendment Speech—they’re also helpful.

Donald Trump tried to convince a state judge to drop his Georgia election interference case on Thursday, summoning a tortured relationship between falsehoods and truths to make his case.

Trump’s lawyers argued that lies aren’t just protected by the First Amendment; lies are sometimes essential, his lawyers said, at getting to the truth.