A judge allowed Harrison Floyd, a co-defendant of former President Donald Trump, to remain free on bond Tuesday after a high-profile prosecutor accused him of posting tweets that violated the conditions of his release in the sprawling election-subversion case in Georgia.
A judge allowed Harrison Floyd, a co-defendant of former President Donald Trump, to remain free on bond Tuesday after a high-profile prosecutor accused him of posting tweets that violated the conditions of his release in the sprawling election-subversion case in Georgia.
Instead of sending him to jail, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ordered prosecutors and the defense to modify the bond agreement that allows Mr. Floyd to remain free pending trial.
Mr. Floyd did not appear to try and intimidate anyone in a series of posts on X that referred to potential witnesses and his case, according to the judge.
“There was no general limitation of talking about this case,” Judge McAfee said.
The judge said there had been a “technical violation” of the order that says Mr. Floyd cannot communicate with witnesses, yet the order did not accommodate the nuances of social media, in which witnesses are tagged in posts.
Mr. Floyd, who served as director of Black Voices for Trump, is named in the indictment that accuses Mr. Trump and 18 co-defendants of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
The indictment accuses Mr. Floyd of harassing Ruby Freeman, an election worker who was falsely accused of fraud by Mr. Trump’s supporters.
