Prosecutor in Georgia Trump Case Asks Judge to Jail Defendant Over ‘Intimidating Witnesses’

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference at the Fulton County Government building in Atlanta, Ga., on Aug. 14, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis asked a judge on Wednesday to revoke Harrison Floyd’s bail for allegedly intimidating codefendants and witnesses in the Georgia 2020 election case.

The move would jail Mr. Floyd, who voluntarily surrendered to Fulton County Jail on Aug. 24 following a grand jury’s warrant, before being released on bond after a week.

Prosecutors are alleging in Wednesday’s filing that Mr. Floyd’s recent social media posts are intentional “flagrant violations” of his bond conditions, thereby obstructing the administration of justice, contrary to the court’s orders.

Among his release conditions were directives barring Mr. Floyd from intimidating codefendants or witnesses and restricting direct or indirect communication regarding the case, except through legal counsel, according to the filing.

Prosecutors claim that a number of Mr. Floyd’s recent posts on X, formerly Twitter, constitute witness intimidation and indirect communication with a witness.

“The Defendant’s actions demonstrate that he poses a significant threat of intimidating witnesses and otherwise obstructing the administration of justice in the future, making him ineligible for bond,” prosecutors wrote in the court filing.

In a post on Wednesday, Mr. Floyd wrote: “No one should be afraid of telling the truth, especially in America. I’ve done nothing wrong.”

Mr. Floyd, who has over 26,000 followers on X, formerly served as director of Black Voices for Trump. He pleaded not guilty to three state felonies.

He’s accused of involving Rev. Stephen Cliffgard Lee to arrange a meeting with Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman and publicist Trevian Kutti.

Mr. Lee allegedly knocked on Ms. Freeman’s door after claims of fraudulent ballots surfaced, leading her to call 911 three times. Former President Donald Trump and his allies said that Ms. Freeman and her daughter pulled ballots from a suitcase during the vote count in Fulton County.

Judge Scott McAfee presides in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta, Ga., on Sept. 14, 2023. Miguel Martinez-Pool/Getty Images

On Wednesday, the judge overseeing the case, which has many moving parts, held a hearing regarding a protective order after video statements by four defendants were leaked and published in the media. At the hearing, attorney Jonathan Miller, who represents defendant Misty Hampton, revealed he had leaked videos.

Mr. Floyd’s attorneys said that a typo in a statement made it sound like their client was the source of the leak, and as a result, multiple media outlets contacted him.

Among the most recent posts cited in the prosecutor’s filing, on Nov. 13, Mr. Floyd questioned “why would my team leak” videos of conversations between defendant Jenna Ellis and prosecutors, “when there is better stuff?”

“For instance, Ruby Freeman’s job was the reconciliation of ballots,” he wrote. “She wasn’t even supposed to be on a scanner !!!!!!”

Ms. Willis alleges that this and several more posts “constituted an act to intimidate a known witness and indirect communication with a known witness about the facts of the case, in violation of conditions of release.”

In another post cited in the filing, on Nov. 14, Mr. Floyd shared audio, writing: “Does this sound like Ruby Freeman is being PRESSURED? Why would DA Fani Willis want to hide this from the public?”

The filing cited another Nov. 14 post in which Mr. Floyd charged that Ms. Willis “doesn’t want” the public to know that federal agents “knew & approved the meeting,” that “no threats were mentioned,” and that “Ruby Freeman was provided options for help at her discretion.”

Harrison Floyd, as seen in an undated mugshot, is the only one of the 19 Fulton County defendants to be held in jail without bond. Fulton County Sheriff's Department

Last week, Mr. Floyd requested that government agencies hand over about 145,000 Fulton County absentee ballots from 2020 and all ballot envelopes and applications, according to court papers. His lawyers also want to see the full reports regarding allegations about Ms. Freeman and her daughter.

“If at the time he believed that Trump won and it turns out that we find evidence that Trump won, he may have been justified in what he did,” said Christopher Kachouroff, Mr. Floyd’s attorney, during a recent hearing.

“Since his release from custody, the Defendant has engaged in numerous intentional and flagrant violations of the conditions of release ordered by the Court,” prosecutors wrote in their Wednesday filing.

Prosecutors said that Ms. Freeman has been a “frequent target” of Mr. Floyd’s “intimidating communications.” Ms. Willis contends that because of the posts, Ms. Freeman “has been the subject of renewed threats of violence from third parties.”

The Epoch Times has contacted Ms. Willis for comment.