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Reference 1: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/08/26/who-is-harrison-floyd-trump-co-defendant-and-black-voices-for-trump-leader-still-in-fulton-county-jail/?sh=d0d804371e2e Publisher – Forbes Who Is Harrison Floyd: Trump Co-Defendant And Black Voices For Trump Leader Still In Fulton County Jail Brian Bushard Forbes Staff I cover breaking news for Forbes Follow Aug 26, 2023,12:32pm EDT TOPLINE A Georgia judge on Friday denied bond for Harrison Floyd, the only one of 18 co-defendants in former President Donald Trump’s election interference case in Fulton County to stay in jail, and the former Black Voices for Trump leader has a history of politics and legal trouble. Defendants In State Of Georgia V. Trump Case To Be Booked Through Fulton County Jail In this handout provided by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, leader of Black Voices for Trump ... [+]GETTY IMAGES KEY FACTS Floyd, a 39-year-old U.S. Marine veteran, served as the director of the political group Black Voices for Trump during the 2020 election cycle, and was charged last week in the Fulton County case with violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, for influencing a witness and conspiracy to commit solicitation of false statements.

According to the indictment, Floyd pressured Ruby Freeman, an election worker in Fulton County, after she refused to change the results of the county’s vote in the 2020 election for Trump, with Freeman testifying before the House January 6 Committee last year that she was forced to leave her home for two months and quit her job after receiving threats after the election.

Floyd, a graduate of George Washington University, had become a prominent Republican in Georgia in recent years, running in 2019 for a Congressional seat.

Floyd dropped out of the race just over a month after announcing his candidacy, saying he “might be the guy doing this in the future,” while expressing his support for a GOP state representative in his place (Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux won the district in 2020).

In 2020, Floyd led the organization Black Voices for Trump, and also served as executive producer of right-wing outlet Bright News and as a partner at Washington D.C.-based Commonwealth International, according to his LinkedIn page.

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Email address Sign Up By signing up, you accept and agree to our Terms of Service (including the class action waiver and arbitration provisions), and Privacy Statement. Floyd had been charged in a separate case in May with second-degree assault and arrested for allegedly attacking an FBI agent who had served him a grand jury subpoena in the Department of Justice’s investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

According to a complaint in federal District Court in Maryland, Floyd refused to accept the subpoena, putting his finger to the face of one of two FBI agents who arrived at his residence, yelling: “You haven’t given me anything; I don’t know who the f**k you are.”

Later that night, Floyed called 911, accusing the agents of accosting him and saying: “They were lucky I didn’t have a gun on me, because I would have shot his fucking ass,” the Huffington Post reported.

Forbes has reached out to Floyd’s court-listed attorney in Maryland, Carlos Salvado—Floyd does not have an attorney listed in the Georgia case.

NEWS PEG On Friday, Fulton County Judge Emily Richardson denied bond for Floyd after he determined he posed a flight risk and a risk to commit further criminal felonies if released on bail (Georgia state law requires defendants to be determined to pose no “significant risk of fleeing” and pose no “threat or danger to any person” or of committing a felony to be released on bail).

WHAT TO WATCH FOR Richardson said in her determination on Friday that the terms of Floyd’s bond “will be addressed,” but that the full terms fall on Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee, who is overseeing the case. Floyd, however, has contested his bond denial, telling Richardson on Friday: “There is no way I’m a flight risk. I showed up here before the president was here.”

Reference 2: https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/marine-corps-vet-and-pro-mma-fighter-harrison-floyd-talks-military-diversity Publisher – Audacy, Connecting Vets

CONNECTING VETS NEWS What diversity means to one Marine Cover Image Photo credit Photo courtesy Harrison Floyd

By Eye on Veterans, Connecting Vets

Connecting Vets February 8, 20192:54 pm

Diversity means different things to different people. In essence, it can be boiled down to variety and when you're talking about the military it means a variety of types of people serving.

Of course in the military the color of the uniform is supposed to mean more than the skin color of the individual wearing it. That's something Harrison Floyd, a Marine Corps veteran, pro Mixed Martial Arts fighter and current Policy Fellow at the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, believes in.

"Within the institution of the United States Marine Corps, absolutely, black Marines do not exist," Floyd says. "I truly believe it's all about getting the job done, it's all about doing the right thing, and on that premise? No. But socially, that's a different story."

Floyd says that while the military has integrated well professionally, as has much of the country, there's been a lack of self-imposed social integration in all aspects of society. He says that in America the black community often faces assumptions from outside and within, based on their race, ranging from politics to profession.

"It's the same thing in the military," Floyd says. "If you were gonna write a movie about the military, what military occupations would you fit a person of color in? Or what would you think they would be in? Number one, I think across all branches, would be cooks and then probably supply and logistics, motor transport, infantry and then it would start to taper off."

Floyd says he'd love to see more diversity within the military, but not at the cost of operational readiness, as the mission should always come first. He says anyone who is predominantly focused on what they think a military unit should look like, or puts filling a quota ahead of readiness, is clearly making a mistake.

"That's not the goal," Floyd says. "The goal, and the intent, is on accomplishing the mission and it doesn't matter what those people look like, you have the best people sitting in those seats to accomplish the mission. That's who you want in there. To me, that's what diversity is. You're colorblind, you don't even notice it."

But if having a quota isn't the way to foster more diversity, what is? In Floyd's opinion, it boils down to those who find success setting an example others want to follow.

"What really needs to happen throughout the country, not just in the military, is we need more leaders who lead by example," Floyd says. "The more people who you see doing the right thing, at the right time, being in the right place? Then we will see more people gravitating towards 'what right looks like' as we say in the Marine Corps."

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Reference 3: https://nypost.com/2019/05/25/georgia-gop-candidate-appears-to-threaten-ocasio-cortez-sanders-in-video/ Publisher – New York Post Georgia GOP candidate appears to threaten Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders in video By Shant Shahrigian Published May 25, 2019, 4:00 p.m. ET

MORE ON: ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ Chaos erupts as furious protesters heckle AOC during Dems' press conference for NYC's escalating migrant crisis Ultra-progressive NY union blasted for 'hypocrisy and selling out members' Is AOC married? Mystery over House disclosure forms as she lists fiancé as 'spouse' AOC inflation lie hurts the people she represents: New Yorkers A congressional candidate in Georgia is targeting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders all but literally.

A campaign video from Republican Harrison Floyd shows images of the progressive darlings, then a clip of himself firing a rifle in a combat setting, while he says in a voiceover: “I’ll fight socialists in Congress the same way I fought terrorists in the desert.”

“I’m running for Congress because my family and I didn’t fight for our freedoms to allow our country to fall to socialism,” Floyd, a Marine veteran, says at the start of the vid.

Carolyn Bourdeaux, a Democratic candidate for Georgia’s seventh congressional district, decried the video.

“Violence has absolutely no place in our public discourse & I denounce this abhorrent video in the strongest possible terms,” she tweeted. “This message doesn’t represent GA values & for Harrison Floyd to enter this race by inciting violence is wrong.”

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03:42 Floyd is one of several Republican candidates in the race who have made Ocasio-Cortez’s high-profile progressive proposals a center of their campaigns, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Incumbent Rep. Rob Woodall is retiring.

Floyd’s video came in a heated political season that has seen death threats to politicians including Ocasio-Cortez’s ally Rep. Ilhan Omar.

Reference 4: http://metroatlantaceo.com/news/2019/05/harrison-floyd-announces-candidacy-7th-congressional-district-georgia/ Publisher – Metro Atlanta CEO Harrison Floyd Announces Candidacy For 7th Congressional District of Georgia Staff Report From Metro Atlanta CEO

Tuesday, May 7th, 2019

Today, Harrison Floyd of Lawrenceville formally announced that he will seek the Congressional seat of the 7th District as a Republican. The campaign also released an announcement video HERE.

“There is a better way forward and this is the time for new leadership. I am ready to protect the 7th District of Georgia from a run-away government and its overreach.” said Floyd. “Our country has fought against Nazi fascism, Soviet communism, and radical terrorism. The battle of this decade will be remembered as a fight against domestic socialism. I am ready to fight back against identity politics, entitlement, and elitism.”

“Socialism fails every time, while hard work and freedom succeed. I come from a family with a history of service to the United States, and I am proud to have served as a United States Marine. What I see in the country today is not why my family serves, or what my brothers in arms and I sacrificed for on the battlefield. Now, my mission is to serve the constituents of the 7th District and show that Georgia, and our values of hard work, freedom, and opportunity, are not up for sale to any far-left liberal group.”

Floyd is 34 years old and currently engaged to his fiancé, Erika, who is an ESOL teacher. He is a former Machine Gunner in the Marine Corps Infantry and served overseas during 3 deployments. These include a Marine Expeditionary Unit SOC (Special Operations Capable), and combat operations in both Saqlawiyah and Ramadi, Iraq. He also obtained specialties as a Combat Marksmanship Trainer, an Information Operations Planner, and as a Martial Art Instructor Trainer.

After serving on active duty, Harrison used the Post 9/11 GI Bill to earn Dual Bachelor and Master’s degrees from the George Washington University (GWU) in 4 years. Harrison was selected to participate in the Emerging Leaders Seminar at Yale University’s School of Management and received a certificate in Finance Leadership Across Sectors.

Harrison lives in Lawrenceville and is the former Vice President of the Black Conservative Federation, Campus Ambassador for FourBlock at GWU, and Advisory Board member of the American Freedom Fund. Harrison has also previously served as Policy Director for GW Vets and as a Policy Fellow on the United States Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Reference 5: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/09/12/trump-georgia-indictment-defendant-says-hes-paying-bond-some-fulton-county-inmates/ Publisher – Atlanta News First Trump Georgia indictment defendant says he’s paying bond for some Fulton County inmates Harrison Floyd, only Black man charged in case, was also the only one who spent any time in Fulton County Jail

He said he would prioritize people jailed for non-violent crimes with no history of addiction and people with families. By Doug Reardon Published: Sep. 12, 2023 at 7:18 PM EDT ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - On Tuesday, Harrison Floyd walked up to the Fulton County Jail to help people do what he struggled to do himself just two weeks ago: bond out.

Floyd, one of the 19 defendants charged in a sweeping election interference indictment, said he set aside roughly $72,000 of contributions to his own legal defense fund to help people post bail.

Working with A Second Chance Bail Bonds, who facilitated the releases, Floyd said he would prioritize people jailed for non-violent crimes with no history of addiction and people with families.

“Especially fathers because that’s incredibly important in the Black community,” he said.

Floyd is the only Black man charged in the indictment and was the only defendant who could not immediately post bail. The leader of the group Black Voices for Trump spent six days in jail while his co-defendants were in and out in hours or even minutes in some cases.

“I’m the only Black male, right,” said Floyd. “We are in Georgia, right? There’s a history of that.”

Floyd noted the ten deaths inside the jail this year alone, and called on elected leaders, including the governor and the Fulton County district attorney who indicted him to do something.

“Ten people have died in this jail this year, 10 people,” he said. “That’s one a month and it isn’t even October yet. And they haven’t done anything. I noticed that there were really good officers that were working in there that do not have the resources that they need to ensure that they are kept safe or that other inmates are kept safe.”

Floyd is facing three indictment counts tied to his alleged efforts to pressure mother and daughter Fulton County election workers Ruby Moss and Shaye Freeman into making false claims about ballot counting at State Farm Arena the night of the 2020 election.

Floyd wouldn’t comment Tuesday when asked if he had a message to the two women, who received death threats and even had to leave their homes after the false allegations spread.

Floyd said he would break apart the $72,000 so they could allow families to call into A Second Chance to request help on bond.

He said some of the money was donated by Joe Oltmann, a businessman whose ideas are popular with far-right voters.

It was unclear on Tuesday how many people Floyd intended to bail out of the jail. He said he doesn’t believe former president Donald Trump should be responsible for paying his legal fees, or the legal fees of any of the other co-defendants.

“President Trump isn’t the one who put me in here right,” he said. “He’s not the one who indicted me. So why should he have to pay for my legal bills?”

Floyd also hinted at a possible run for higher office, saying “any and all options” are on the table.