Harrison Floyd was denied bond on Friday. A judge said he was a potential flight risk.

Floyd, who’s charged with racketeering, conspiracy and influencing a witness, turned himself in Thursday afternoon, ahead of Trump’s 20-minute appearance at the jail that evening. Prosecutors allege that Floyd, the former leader of Black Voices for Trump and the only Black man among the defendants, was part of a scheme to pressure election worker Ruby Freeman into making false statements. Freeman had been falsely accused by Trump and his allies of election fraud.

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    1 year ago

    I’m not saying he won’t be treated differently because he’s black. All I’m saying is that I’m this particular instance, being denied bail is 100% predictable when you get into fights with FBI agents, and being denied a public defender is 100% predictable when you have plenty of money to afford a lawyer.

    What happens from here? I don’t know. But what’s happened so far is exactly what you’d expect to happen with anyone in his position.