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Trump co-defendant remains in jail after telling judge he cannot afford private lawyer

https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-co-defendant-smith-appear-atlanta-court-election-charges-2023-08-25/

One of Donald Trump's co-defendants in a wide-ranging election-fraud case in Georgia remained behind bars on Friday, after he told a judge that he could not afford a private attorney to represent him and was denied bond.

Harrison Floyd said at his first court appearance that he could not afford a private lawyer and had been denied representation by a public defender because he did not qualify.

Floyd, who appeared virtually, said that it typically cost between $40,000 to $100,000 just to retain a private lawyer to fly to Georgia.

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