Trump Co-Defendant Seeks Venue Change for Georgia Election Case

Published on January 5, 2024

Harrison Floyd, one of 18 people charged alongside former President Donald Trump in Georgia on racketeering charges over their challenge of the 2020 election results, is demanding a change of venue for his trial. “Defendant Harrison Floyd contends that he cannot impanel a fair and impartial traverse jury in Fulton County, Georgia because of the media coverage, negative governmental press conferences, and the political bias of potential jurors,” reads the new motion. Mr. Floyd is instead requesting trial in Coffee County, Georgia, where the local elections office is connected to charges brought against several of the other defendants. Former co-defendants Sidney Powell and Scott Hall and co-defendants Misty Hampton and Cathleen Latham were involved in efforts to investigate voting machines in Coffee County. Ms. Powell and Mr. Hall have since taken plea bargains....

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