Harrison Floyd, the former director of "Black Voices for Trump" and the only one of former president Donald Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia election racketeering trial to be briefly held in jail pending trial, may find himself headed back to jail as a judge is considering revoking his bond for improperly contacting a witness. But he's not taking it lying down, raging about it on social media.
He would do well to stop talking before it hurts him further, argued former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance on Thursday's edition of MSNBC's "The ReidOut."
"His response ... is one part comical and seemingly not helpful," said anchor Joy Reid. "If I was his attorney — and I'm not an attorney — I don't know that I would be happy about it. Here's what he tweeted in response to the motion to revoke his bond. 'Clarence Thomas was right. This is a circus. It is a national disgrace. It is a high-tech lynching for an uppity black.' And he included video of Clarence Thomas in 1991 Senate Judiciary Committee."
"Doesn't surprise me he identifies with Clarence Thomas, but wow," she continued. "If you're the judge reading that, does that encourage you to maybe sanction him more than you might? When people are faced with potentially having their bond revoked, don't they normally back down?"
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"So look, if I was a defense lawyer — which I'm not, I'm a former prosecutor — but if I was playing for the other team, something I would tell my client is, when your bond is about to be revoked because you have been intimidating witnesses, stay off of social media, keep your head shut, your mouth shut and your head down," said Vance. "This is really dangerous conduct for a defendant to engage in."
"I don't think the judge will punish him any more than he otherwise would," added Vance. "I do think the judge will take this conduct very seriously and consider whether custody or some other sanction is the only way to protect victims and witnesses in this case."
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