Trump lawyer says hush money payment 'not even a bad act'
by Ryan King, Breaking News Reporter
March 26, 2023 11:20 AM
Former President Donald Trump's lawyer Joe Tacopina roundly dismissed potential charges from the Manhattan district attorney's office, saying there was "not even a bad act."
Tacopina also shrugged off criticisms of Trump's rhetoric over his possible indictment and insisted that Trump did not lie when he issued a cryptic warning that he would be arrested Tuesday of last week.
"I swear to you, in my 32 years as both a prosecutor and a defense lawyer, I've never seen an abuse of discretion like this," Tacopina told Meet the Press. "You can't bring a case, cobble two misdemeanors together to try and make a felony and meet the statute limitations when not one misdemeanor exists. There is no crime here. There's not even a bad act."
When pressed about how Trump personally attacked Bragg, Tacopina conceded that one of the posts depicting himself holding a bat next to Bragg's head was "ill-advised" and that Trump quickly took it down. Trump also warned there would be "death and destruction" if he was charged on Truth Social.
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