Supporters of Republican then-presidential candidate Donald Trump cheer during a campaign rally on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, in Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
The verdict is a win for Mackey, a self-styled right-wing influencer and self-described "troll," who amassed roughly 58,000 followers on Twitter in the run-up to the 2016 election.
Mackey, who used the handle "Ricky Vaughn," used his account to post false information designed to support then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, including memes designed to look like Hillary Clinton ads that told voters they could submit their ballots via text message.
A line of early voters wait in queue at the Franklin County Board of Elections on Nov. 7, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
"The government was obligated to show that Mackey knowingly entered into an agreement with other people to pursue that objective," Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston and Judges Reena Raggi and Beth Robinson wrote. "This the government failed to do."
The decision was praised by Mackey, who immediately posted on social media about the verdict.
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"HALLELUJAH!" Mackey said on X after the appellate court ruling on Wednesday. Mackey proceeded to thank God, his family, wife, lawyers and others who supported him during the trial in subsequent posts. He then threatened to pursue legal action over his conviction.
"Now we sue," he said.
Breanne Deppisch is a national politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering the Trump administration, with a focus on the Justice Department, FBI, and other national news.
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