One of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case just dodged a motion filed by Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis that would have sent him back to jail before the trial begins.
A judge denied Willis’ bond revocation order for Harrison Floyd that she filed on Nov. 15.
Willis cited several of Floyd’s social media posts, which she claims were inflammatory examples that should breach his bond order because of the flagrant ways in which he mentioned co-defendants and witnesses that could be perceived as a “pattern of intimidation.”
She argued that Floyd posed a “significant threat of intimidating witnesses and otherwise obstructing the administration of justice in the future, making him ineligible for bond.”
However, a judge didn’t see it that way.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said during the Nov. 21 bond revocation hearing he didn’t detect any signs of witness intimidation in Floyd’s posts, and although the posts are a “technical violation” of Floyd’s bond, “not every violation compels revocation,” McAfee said.
“I read these as, seeing these more, that someone is wanting to defend his case in a very public way,” McAfee said.
He also noted that Floyd’s current bond deal with Fulton County prosecutors doesn’t address the “nuances” of social media.
As a way to address those nuances, McAfee approved a temporary modified bond order “to specifically prohibit public comment about witnesses” in the future and included more explicit restrictions on Floyd’s posts.
In his posts, Floyd mentioned Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, state election official Gabriel Sterling, former elections worker Ruby Freeman, and Jenna Ellis, a lawyer who accepted a plea deal after being indicted alongside Floyd.
During the hearing that would determine whether Floyd’s bond would be revoked, Willis argued that Floyd’s tweets were a…
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