The ruling could be good news for Trump, given his similarly inflammatory social media posts.
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A Georgia state judge declined to revoke bail for Harrison Floyd, a defendant in the Fulton County criminal case over attempts to overturn the 2020 election, after prosecutors argued Floyd should be detained over his inflammatory social media posts — a ruling that could be good for former President Donald Trump as he continues to similarly go after his critics.Key Facts
Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee left open the possibility of tightening the language in Floyd’s bond condition aimed at protecting people involved in the case who Floyd had made disparaging comments about, saying the court must balance public safety with “the right of the accused.”
Floyd, who served as a leader for the group Black Voices for Trump, is one of 19 defendants—including Trump—who were charged with trying to overturn the battleground state’s election results, with prosecutors indicting Floyd on three charges stemming from alleged efforts to intimidate Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman and influence her testimony.
Floyd was released on bond after briefly being held in detention upon turning himself into authorities, but Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis asked the court in November for Floyd’s bail to be revoked, citing an alleged “pattern of intimidation” toward co-defendants and witnesses in the case, which violates conditions of his release that bar him from intimidating witnesses.
Prosecutors cited a series of inflammatory social media posts Floyd made, including tweets about Freeman, ex-Trump attorney and former co-defendant Jenna Ellis — which painted her as a liar — and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and election official Gabriel Sterling, referring to the two officials using the poop emoji and saying Raffensperger “needs to call his lawyer” and is “about to go through some things.
