Trump’s co-defendant says he was accused of ‘nigger awakening’

Harrison Floyd, one of ex-President Donald Trump’s 18 co-defendants charged in attempts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election, has accused Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of giving him “a warning signal.” ‘nigger alarm’.

Floyd was the only person to spend time behind bars as a result of the indictment in Georgia, and he repeated the “red flag” claim multiple times after his release on Wednesday. His use of the phrase generated heated comments on X, formerly Twitter, where some users supported Floyd while others criticized him for bringing race into the charges against him.

Leader of Black Voices for Trump, Floyd was charged by an Atlanta grand jury with violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law, influencing witnesses, and soliciting false statements and false writings. According to the indictment, Floyd attempted to convince Fulton County election worker Ruby Freeman to make false statements about election operations.

Because Floyd didn’t have a lawyer and hadn’t negotiated bail terms before he surrendered on August 24, he had to stay in jail. He denied all charges.

Upon his release, Floyd addressed the press outside the Atlanta Courthouse and thanked Willis for “waking up the niggers.”

“She reminded me that our country and the state of Georgia cannot be a just nation if we stand on the pillars of corruption, racism, lying and cheating,” he said. .

News week contacted Willis’ office via email Thursday for comment.

Floyd used the controversial phrase again during his appearance on Steve Bannon’s show. Crisis unit podcast and Greg Kelly’s Newsmax show.

Bannon asked Floyd if he felt he was singled out for being a black person supporting Trump.

“Part of black culture is always voting Democrat,” Floyd said. “I violated the code, if you will, at the highest level. So the prosecutor decided that she wanted to send me what we call a ‘nigger awakening’.”

He added, “She dialed the wrong number, because it didn’t go through.”

Floyd thanked Willis again for the “nigger wake-up call” on Newsmax, before adding that he “plans to run for Congress this cycle to make sure people are held accountable.”

Ron Filipkowski, editor of liberal media outlet MeidasTouch, posted an excerpt from Floyd Crisis unit appearance on X.

“He has just discovered that the privileges of white people are not transferable”, someone wrote in the comments.

This message sparked a answer that said“Uh… He’s a black Democratic prosecutor, bro.”

“Lord have mercy…all other Black Trump lovers weren’t targeted, maybe it’s because you potentially broke the law,” wrote another.