Trump Georgia co-defendant wants bond eased to work on 2024 campaign

A co-defendant in former President Trump’s 2020 election destruction case has asked a judge to ease his restraints so he can work on Trump’s 2024 election campaign.

Harrison Floyd, former leader of pro-Trump group Black Voices, asks a judge in Fulton County, Georgia, to ease his bond to allow him to communicate and use social media platforms. I asked them to consider this. Mr. Floyd currently cannot contact Mr. Trump, other witnesses or co-defendants, making it difficult for Mr. Floyd to campaign, his lawyers argue.

Floyd told the judge that he was able to use Platform He asked the judge to allow him to speak. His work and matters outside of this prosecution,” his attorney said at Tuesday’s hearing.

Judge Scott McAfee ruled that the request would strike a balance between “reasonable restrictions” and “the circumstances in which we find ourselves,” as President Trump remains the front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. He said he was “positive about considering it.”

In November 2023, McAfee decided to: bond contract Those set on Floyd must be updated to reflect the “nuances of social media.” The judge said he believed Mr. Floyd committed a “technical violation” of his bail.

After signing bail, Floyd often posted to X multiple times a day, sometimes tagging his co-defendants in social media posts. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) argued that Floyd violated his bond agreement, which prohibits indirect contact with his co-defendants. – Defendant or prospective witness.

Floyd’s lawyer argued that because Floyd is a Trump campaign employee, the former president is his boss. He asked whether communication between the parties could be limited to “work purposes.” He argued that Floyd’s ability to raise money has been affected because “the courts have effectively silenced him.”

McAfee said Tuesday that he had “no intention of crossing the bridge” of allowing Floyd to communicate with “currently indicted co-defendants,” but that he would not allow Floyd to “comment on current events.” He said he was prepared to consider allowing it.

The judge doesn’t think it’s “permissible” to give Floyd the power to interact with Trump because “there really isn’t a way to monitor it,” but the current order does not reflect Floyd’s actions. He said that he believed that there were restrictions on the There is no need to comment on the upcoming election.

McAfee said he would “at a minimum” be willing to modify that and consider the language regarding Floyd’s ability to have indirect contact with his co-defendants, but said he would accept the request under advisement. .