Trump co-defendant avoids jail as judge agrees to narrow social media rules

Harrison Floyd, one of Donald Trump's 19 co-defendants in a Georgia election subversion case, did not have his bond revoked on Tuesday after sharing social media posts that could intimidate witnesses.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis told Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee that Floyd had violated the terms of his release in multiple ways. She said social media posts communicated with witnesses and intimidated them.

"He has the right to make political speech. He has a right to talk about facts on Twitter," defense attorney John Morrison argued. "I think he walked up close to the line."

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Morrison offered to forgo Floyd's First Amendment rights if he remained free.

But in the end, McAfee said that he would modify the bond agreement in a way that curtailed co-defendants' ability to communicate with one another on social media. McAfee asked the prosecution to offer language for the new order.

It was unclear if the new social media rules would apply to Trump and other co-defendants.