Full Trump lawyer: ‘I’ve never seen an abuse of discretion like this’ in Manhattan hush-money probe



In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Donald Trump’s defense attorney Joe Tacopina joined Meet the Press to discuss the latest in the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation into the former president’s hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels.

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45 comments

  1. THIS PARASITIC TODD CALLED MR TRUMP?? TRUMP IS THE GREATEST PRESIDENT!!!!

  2. this is a national disaster -3rd world at best ,more Russia collusion, then we have Convicted Felon testify against A Real X President -very similar to what USSR do to pollical adversary scary

  3. Watch his head get bigger as he lies

  4. “I’m not a trump PR person” while on a press run is wild 😂😂😂😂😂

  5. Don't worry Donny, Lionel Hutz is on the case 🤣

  6. Even if Trump is never charged with using campaign funds improperly, he needs to be charged for threatening the prosecutor!
    His threats are a thousand times worse than the crime he is so worried about being charged with!

  7. The problem with all the cases, they are bringing against trump is always half baked and not clear cut. 1, hush money case, Michael Cohen testified that trump did it for both personal and political reason, 50/50 half baked, 2.classified documents case trump did it and Biden also, 505/50 half baked, even if trump obstructed. Biden being involved already negated trump offence. 3. Georgia election case. going 3 years now, Trump was never issued a subpoena to testify, 2024 presidential campaign is around the corner,

  8. Chuck Todd got slapped around and shows that he’s a amateur!

  9. He's going to loose his law license. Feelings not facts will take him down.

  10. THIS HAPPENED IN 2006. WHY DID THE HUSH MONEY MAGICALLY APPEARED 10YRS LATER IN 2015?

    GEE, I WONDER WHAT TRUMP WAS DOING IN 2015 THAT HE NEEDED TO KEEP SOMEONE QUIET???? HMMMMMMMM?

  11. What selling your soul to the devil looks like

  12. Gop crying about crime rates and prosecutors not prosecuting crime then cries again when they try to prosecute crime

  13. What a sleaze bag — can't bring himself to denounce posting a photo of his evil white supremacist client wielding a base-ball against the head of a black prosecutor.

  14. "If he had taken a tax deduction then it would've been a crime…" No need, because Trump doesn't pay taxes.

  15. ANOTHER LAWYER BITES THE DUST😮😮😮

  16. Try snatching paper through the camera.

  17. MAGA……..Make Attorneys Get Attorney's 😂😂😂😂 Tacopina will probably be the next one to need this.

  18. This is clearly a mob lawyer. I mean come on??? Really? Why would they pick Tony Corleone to represent him in a case centered around laundering money and corruption? Hmmm laundering money… I wonder if the mob has any experience in that department?? Lmao.

  19. Donald Trump is a criminal. LOCK HIM UP!

  20. He is obviously mentally ill. Unabashed narcissist who is ready to use the poor to accomplish things. With “your favorite president me” He says things to appease poor undereducated white men to so many classic maneuvers. But making note to appeal to the “good on both sides”. The old man is evil toxicity and the people who love his unstable mental illness are themselves sick in the head,

  21. He feels that way? What about showing up in Waco where another scary man drove his believer’s to suicide.

  22. Look at his tie and oversized shirt.
    If you're attorney is a slob, you've already lost.

  23. Bill Clinton did it right. He paid Paula Jones $850,000

  24. Moron. Hire him? …"in a sieve I'll thither sail".

  25. His lawyer studders. More than Gym shorts Jordan when lying Lying is their main point

  26. The blatant skirting of the Law is totally incredulous to me…

  27. This guy must've been in a coma during Trump's presidency if he cannot recall a bigger abuse of power. The issue surrounding money paid to Daniel's is twofold: did it come from Trump and was it paid to help his election chances? If it came from Trump, which account did it come from? Was it from funds he was using to run his election? If so, was it reported to the FEC? If not then he broke the law. If it was influence peddling with election funds… he broke election law. All candidates have the same FEC rules to follow, exceptions cannot be made for Trump or tolerated by the masses. He's 'just another guy', not a diety. "Without rules we might as well all be up in a tree flinging our cr*p at each other." – Red Forman, That 70s Show

  28. Hey, the mobster lawyer is back!

  29. Mr Tacopina is a LIAR – Michael Cohen got a 3-year prison sentence just for HELPING "Individual-1" Trump with his illegal hush money scheme.

  30. What an ambulance chaser

  31. Chuck Todd is nothing more than a mouthpiece for the Democrats. He is a jerk.

  32. He forgets that Michael Cohen served time not because of the payment itself, because of the book cooking they did with Campaign funds. These people can not determine a lie from the truth anymore. Trump for jail in 2023 for ALL his crimes committed. 17 tax fraud charges for Trump org. already!!! CFO is doing time right now!!!

  33. Michael Koen has already been in prison for this so trump is guilty

  34. The way one person can get under the skin of millions is astonishing. The amount of desperation from leftist is in no comparison to a psychopath ex that won't leave you alone.

  35. So fecking what where the money came from.

  36. Joe Tacopenis is a total clown glad he's representing The Orange Blob

  37. so the orange buffoon lies again.. whats new?.. he DIDNT get arrested on Tuesday but DID grift his stupid supporters for more money…. their stupidity is beyond belief sending money… thought the orange buffoon was supposed to be wiorth 10 billion dollars according to him ?

  38. Never expected a former president to be such a disgusting criminal. on so many levels.

  39. It’s common knowledge trump never pays his attorneys but if this tacopinyata is representative of the quality of trumps attorneys I can understand why he doesn’t pay them 😂

  40. Well. I've seen a President of the United States tried to overthrow the government on January 6th insurrection day and overturn the election. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

  41. glad he's not representing me on ANY charges

  42. Glad he knows that Monday comes before Tuesday.