Georgia judge rejects DA Willis bid to revoke bond for Trump co-defendant

Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee on Tuesday rejected a bid from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to revoke the bond of former Black Voices for Trump leader Harrison Floyd over his social media posts, but acknowledged the need to update the bond agreement.

Willis, last week, asked McAfee to revoke Floyd's bond entirely in light of his myriad posts criticizing election officials, insisting that they had been intimidating to a witness and prompted third-party threats against her.

"Because of and in response to the Defendant's intimidating communications, witness Ruby Freeman has been the subject of renewed threats of violence from third parties," Willis said. "Since his release from custody, the Defendant has engaged in numerous intentional and flagrant violations of the conditions of release ordered by the Court."

McAfee on Tuesday declined to revoke bond, but stated that "I think the ultimate result of today's hearing is that it’s very clear to me that this bond needs to be modified," according to The Hill. Floyd's attorneys had denied that any of his posts constituted intimidation or threats.

Floyd specifically faces allegations that he attempted to convince Freeman to make false statements about the 2020 election. Prior to Willis's effort to revoke his bond, he posted audio that purported to be of him and Freeman, suggesting the material undercut the allegations.

"Does this sound like Ruby Freeman is being PRESSURED? Why would DA Fani Willis want to hide this from the public?" he posted.

He is one of former President Donald Trump's 18 co-defendants in Willis's case related to his efforts to challenge the 2020 election results in the Peach State. Floyd was the only individual charged who did not negotiate his bond agreement in advance and was held at the Fulton County Jail before securing bond.

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