MicroWaveAug 26, 2023

Only Trump co-defendant being held in jail: ‘I showed up before the president’

https://lemmy.world/post/3868901

Only Trump co-defendant being held in jail: ‘I showed up before the president’ - Lemmy.world

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.

Show threadatzanteolAug 26, 2023

He added that’d he’d requested a public defender and was denied one. The judge told him he did not qualify for one.

This seems wrong. Why wouldn’t he be “qualified”? It’s there an income limit? Seems that anyone should be allowed the option to not go into debt defending themselves.

Show threadPerfectedInterestAug 26, 2023

Most states only provide a public defender for indigent clients who make less than a certain amount. If you are above that threshold, you will have to come up with the money for a private attorney. Funny how Trump had these clowns do his bidding then bailed on them when they needed help. I guess he has time to reconsider his actions while he sits in jail.

It’s also important to note that the judge mentioned him assaulting two FBI agents as part of the denial of bail. Even with a lawyer, he may have been denied bond.

Show threadSkybreakerEngineer
If I were one of these guys, I wouldn’t accept a lawyer Trump paid for. One of the defendants in the docs case just flipped because the lawyer Trump paid for told him to lie on the stand
Aug 26, 2023 at 1:18pmWeb