Donald Trump’s lawyer Joe Tacopina once called the hush money case the former president is currently embroiled in “fair game” for prosecutors during an interview five years ago.
Tacopina, who is representing Trump in the 34-count indictment brought forth by Manhattan prosecutors, has called the case a “joke.”
However, he believed it to be a more serious matter during an appearance on CNN in 2018.
Speaking then with CNN’s Laura Coates and New York Times journalist Frank Bruni, Tacopina called the alleged deal between Trump and porn star Stormy Daniels an “illegal agreement.”
In a now-viral clip of the segment, Tacopina said: “If there’s an issue with that payment to Stormy Daniels, being that it was made on behalf of the candidate, and it was not declared, that’s fair game.”
Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/04/06/trump-lawyer-called-hush-money-case-fair-game-in-2018/
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