Black Voices for Trump Defendant Catches A Break Before The Holidays Won’t Have Bond Revoked

    0
    465
    Defendant Harrison Floyd Appears at Bond Revocation Hearing
    Defendant Harrison Floyd Appears at Bond Revocation Hearing / Credit: Dennis Byron /Hip Hop Enquirer /Pool

    ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia judge overseeing the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump and others declined a request to revoke the bond of one of the defendants but did impose stricter bond conditions after prosecutors complained about his social media posts that mentioned witnesses and co-defendants.

    Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis made a rare appearance in the courtroom to argue for the revocation of the bond of Harrison Floyd, who was a leader in the organization Black Voices for Trump. Floyd was one of 18 people accused along with the former president of participating in a wide-ranging scheme to illegally try to overturn the 2020 election.

    Defendant Harrison Floyd watches as Fulton County DA Fani T. Willis Argues for bond revocation / Credit: Dennis Byron /Hip Hop Enquirer

    Willis filed a motion last week asking Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to revoke Floyd’s bond. In her first in-person appearance in this case since the indictment, she argued in court that Floyd has been attempting to intimidate and contact likely witnesses and his co-defendants in violation of the terms of his release.

    Floyd’s lawyers argued that his social media posts are constitutionally protected speech and that he was in no way trying communicate with or intimidate any witness or co-defendant.

    McAfee said there is no constitutional right to bail and that bond orders can contain conditions that curtail a defendant’s rights, but he also noted that people are generally allowed to publicly criticize the merits of the case but cannot cross a line. He said Floyd appears “very boldly willing to explore where that line is” in this case.

    Judge Scott McAfee makes his Ruling and decides Harrison Floyd should remain free on bond /Credit: Dennis Byron /Hip Hop Enquirer

    McAfee said he did believe there had been a “technical violation” of Floyd’s bond conditions but that not all violations merit revocation.

    Leave a reply

    Please enter your comment!
    Please enter your name here

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.