Donald Trump’s attorney claimed that there would be no indictment against his client in the Stormy Daniels “hush money” case if the former president wasn’t seeking a return to the White House in 2024.
Joe Tacopina, who is representing Trump, 76, in the case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, said Americans should be concerned about the indictment filed against the former president.
“If you’re an American and you’re concerned about rule of law, there should be no scenario where you want this to happen,” Tacopina said Sunday on ABC News’ “This Week.”
“If you’re an American and you’re concerned about rule of law, there should be no scenario where you want this to happen.”
Trump attorney Joe Tacopina tells @GStephanopoulos that the case wouldn't have been brought if Trump wasn’t running for reelection. https://t.co/Gk43TheOAb pic.twitter.com/5i8AssDhvK
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“If you’re intellectually honest, we all know that had Donald Trump not been Donald Trump, and it was John Smith, this case would have never been brought,” he suggested.
“If he was not running for reelection, there is no way this case would have been brought.”
via joemiller