Trump Co-Defendant Harrison Floyd Denied Bond: Why He’s Still In Jail - Forbes

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Harrison Floyd, the lone co-defendant in former President Donald Trump’s election interference case in Georgia who is still in custody, was denied bond by a state judge on Friday, keeping the Black Voices for Trump leader at the Fulton County Jail despite his pleas for release.

Key Facts

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Emily Richardson determined Floyd—one of Trump’s co-defendants in his indictment this month on racketeering charges stemming from his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election—posed a flight risk as well as a risk to commit additional criminal felonies if released on bail, multiple outlets reported Friday afternoon.

Richardson said Floyd’s bond “will be addressed,” but that full consideration falls on Georgia Judge Scott McAfee, who Floyd had previously been assigned to.

Floyd, a U.S. Marine veteran, was charged with violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, as well as influencing a witness and conspiracy to commit solicitation of false statements.

Floyd surrendered to authorities in Fulton County on Thursday without a bond agreement in place, meaning the terms for his arrest had not been finalized.

He has been kept in custody since his arrival at the Fulton County Jail.

Floyd also told Richardson on Friday that he can’t afford a private attorney, and that he should not be considered a flight risk, arguing that he “voluntarily” surrendered, adding: “There is no way I’m a flight risk; I showed up here before the president was here.”

Tangent

Floyd, a former Trump campaign employee during his 2020 campaign, had previously been charged in May with assault for attacking an FBI agent who served him a subpoena in the Department of Justice’s investigation into efforts to overturn Trump’s loss in the 2020 election.

Key Background

Trump was indicted last week by a grand jury in Fulton County, marking the 2024 presidential candidate’s fourth indictment this year, just weeks after he was indicted by DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith over his alleged election interference. After turning himself in on Thursday, and being photographed for his mug shot—which instantly went viral—Trump returned to New Jersey after posting a $200,000 bond.