Georgia judge denies bid to revoke Trump co-defendant Harrison Floyd’s bond over social media posts

Georgia judge denies bid to revoke Trump co-defendant Harrison Floyd’s bond over social media posts

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis cited Floyd’s posts on X about Georgia elections worker Ruby Freeman and state officials Brad Raffensperger and Gabriel Sterling.
Nov. 21, 2023, 6:57 AM PST / Updated Nov. 21, 2023, 3:06 PM PST

A judge on Tuesday ordered the bond conditions of Harrison Floyd, one of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case, to be modified because of social media posts that prosecutors from the Fulton County district attorney’s office said were “intentional and flagrant violations” of the conditions of his release.

Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said the posts may have been a “technical violation” of Floyd’s bond, but “not every violation compels revocation.” He said that the current bond order doesn’t address the “nuances” of social media and that he didn’t see Floyd’s posts as witness intimidation. “I read these as, seeing these more, that someone is wanting to defend his case in a very public way,” McAfee said.

…Floyd, who was wearing a bright green blazer, appeared relaxed as he waited for the hearing to start, drinking a NOS energy drink and reading a book called “How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius.” Willis was in the courtroom, as well, and handled the arguments for her office.

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