ATLANTA — The Georgia prosecutor pursuing a case in opposition to former President Donald Trump and others on Wednesday requested a decide to revoke the bond of defendant Harrison Floyd, saying he has been intimidating witnesses and codefendants within the case.
Floyd, Trump and 17 others have been indicted in August by a Fulton County grand jury in August, accused of collaborating in a wide-ranging scheme to illegally attempt to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Four defendants have pleaded responsible after reaching a cope with prosecutors and the remainder have pleaded not responsible.
The costs in opposition to Floyd stem from allegations of harassment of Ruby Freeman, a Fulton County election employee who had been falsely accused of election fraud by Trump and his supporters. Floyd took half in a Jan. 4, 2021, dialog during which Freeman was informed she “needed protection” and was pressured to make false statements about election fraud, the indictment says.
Prosecutors mentioned in Wednesday’s movement to revoke his bond that he had been posting on X, previously referred to as Twitter, “in an effort to intimidate codefendants and witnesses, to communicate directly and indirectly with codefendants and witnesses, and to otherwise obstruct the administration of justice.” His actions amounted to “intentional and flagrant violations” of his bond situations, prosecutors wrote.
Chris Kachouroff, an legal professional for Floyd, mentioned District Attorney Fani Willis’ try to revoke his consumer’s bond was nonsense, including, “She’s not going to get it granted.” He mentioned he plans to file a movement to disqualify Willis from the prosecution of his consumer “because of her personal animus against my client.”
Floyd was the one one of many 19 defendants within the case to spend time behind bars on the Fulton County Jail in August. While the opposite defendants within the case had their attorneys attain out to prosecutors for a bond settlement earlier than turning themselves in on the jail, Floyd confirmed up on Aug. 24 with no lawyer or a bond settlement. He was launched Aug. 30 after his lawyer negotiated a $100,000 bond.
