Trump NYC arraignment: Attorney Joe Tacopina reacts on GDNY

Trump won't be back in court until December, but you know a lot can happen between now and then, join us now, one of his

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s, Joe Takapina, it's a pleasure to have you back on Good Day New York, thank you Rosanna, thank you Bianca, so Joe, let's talk about felony. It doesn't count because last night I was seeing all the experts at every station and they all came to the same conclusion that they didn't see how this warranted felony charges, yet the Manhattan DA says he has new evidence, do you know what that is? the new evidence?

When does he have to give it to you? He has no new evidence. He's going around. Look, if he had new evidence, he would have included it in the indictment. What he did not put in the indictment was the underlying crime that they alleged was false. The business records were intended to cover up, you know, it just said another crime. I mean, it could have been anything. No, legally he doesn't have to file the accusation, but he should have filed it because it's been, you know. talking about this case in his office and all his leakers.

I've been talking about this case for months. um about how strong he is and that accusation I think further solidified the belief that there is nothing more than political persecution um the use of guns as a weapon. justice system so let me ask you something sometimes it is easier to accept a plea deal than to go through trial it is going to be a very expensive and long trial will the former president accept a plea deal? Rosanna there is one thing in life I can do I guarantee other than taxes and death. I assume Donald Trump will never plead guilty in this case.

This is not a case that will be resolved by declaration. This case should be dismissed in writing. um because there is insufficiency in the charges in the law. a poor application of the law, we're talking about a federal election campaign issue, um, and the laws that they are being charged with by a state prosecutor when federal election officials did not charge Donald Trump or indicate that Iran was doing the justice department that has jurisdiction didn't actually indict Donald Trump um so in this case it's not going to survive. I don't think a challenge is a legal challenge, but he's saying he has new evidence, he has new evidence, Joe, is that what he said or is that lawyer talk 101.

Did he say what it was or it just is? Is this a game of hide and seek? We have no evidence. State. I know it with his evidence. They have no new evidence. They are the same things. agreements to prevent embarrassing stories from coming to light that he flatly denies, something that happens every day in any city in this country, in every loft in this country, civil agreements are resolved, he did not pay with campaign funds, he did not pay with campaign funds and was not required to report it to the FEC. He didn't take a tax deduction.

He couldn't have done anything more right in this case, but he somehow accused Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, who paid for Steele's dossier during the campaign. which is investigating an opponent, which is legal, I guess from the campaign's point of view, his campaign paid for it, but they marked it as legal fees, sounds familiar, yes, and he got a fine, but Donald Trump He is accused of using personal funds to the point of failure. I mean, I mean, I know a lot of people on one side and I was saying that the legal applications don't apply fairly to him or what is it for you, you know the people on the other side of the aisle, but I want to ask you because we just I talked to Peter Frankel and he told me that they may not get all of this evidence for another two months.

The first thing that needs to happen is that we are drafting a protective order on some of the documents and evidence that cannot be released, which is totally fair and we agree that we are just working on the language for that, once Although we have that evidence, it will not be like that. I don't think it will be two months, but let's start working on our motions that we have. a series of motions that we're already thinking about obviously we need to get all the discoveries all the evidence and really analyze everything um and really understand what they're trying to say the underlying crime was even though we have a sneaky suspicious campaign. violations of the law, once we have it, we will start making motions, motions are coming, clearly motions are coming for selective prosecution, prosecutorial misconduct, those are coming and I may have seen videos like that made to me, yes, let me tell you that I saw the video last night that actually gave me the S in my next appearance, it was Alan Bragg campaigning for district

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and he went on a radio show and the question was: are you going to convict Donald Trump?

Okay, that's a little presumptuous, but that was the question instead of Albert. saying well, I don't know, I would have to look at the evidence objectively and fairly, he said that's the number one problem, great, so even before being a prosecutor with access to all these different things and the evidence that he claims to have, the number one problem was convicting Donald Trump, I think that says a lot, although it's interesting because we're looking at Bragg's conviction rate. I mean, in his first year, I think he reduced 52 percent of felonies to misdemeanors and then, of those, 51 were convicted, yeah, it's Manhattan.

The district attorney's office was a different place years ago Bob Morgenthal when he was the legendary district attorney Bob Margerthal, you know that office was considered the pinnacle of state level prosecutors' offices in this country, not so much now, I mean , yes that The conviction rate is alarming. I was a prosecutor. I mean, you're supposed to win most of your cases as a prosecutor. That is an alarming rate. And then when you see what's happening here, it's literally the opposite of what his office has been doing, demoting all of these. violent felonies to misdemeanors instead you're taking misdemeanors that would be beyond the statute of limitations, you couldn't even put them together to try to make them a felony, so you're upgrading the prescribed misdemeanors to make them a felony Serious, it's all about this case.

It's just wrong, so let's talk about Mr. Trump and his behavior yesterday. A lot of people said that he spoke very softly in court, not Donald Trump's usual behavior, uh, the behavior that he tweeted about that it was surreal going to court yesterday, um, it has an impact on reality. For him, what did he say to you? uh, in the future, no, I mean, it was Donald Trump yesterday, he was a very classy individual who, classy, ​​in this sense, was subduing the court in the sense that he didn't speak in court, he's supposed to You should not talk to others. than to say not guilty, he wasn't that subdued when he said that, I mean, he was stoic, he sat there, he didn't make any moves, faces, statements, um, he acted perfectly appropriate, obviously, anyone going through something like this , um, I shouldn't be happy.

Don't wave or smile, so of course it's a grim moment when you're falsely accused. Look, this prosecutor has clearly politicized his office, if he didn't run for president, there's no way he would be a sergeant overseas if his name wasn't Donald Trump, but John Smith, there was no chance we would have this discussion today about a

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yesterday, but here we are and he gets it and that's why he's so angry because the justice system has been weaponized and that's a big concern. Look, Congress is involved here. The House judicial oversight committee has subpoenaed grandstanding and is asking for documents because they are looking into this because they say this is pretty obvious to them.

Using the criminal justice system as a weapon, but Joe, let me ask you something: you know he faces every court case. about the whole country, you know, at some point it says: I just don't have the stamina for this. I'm going to retire from the race and just focus on the court. I mean Every Which Way Georgia. In this way, I mean, how can I? You go on like this, he's like an alien, I mean, I don't know, he's different, uh, he's the toughest guy, I know his knees don't bend, he seems to get more emboldened, stronger the more you push him. present false obligations. the presentation of the justice system points it out, he's not going anywhere, Rosanna.

I mean, if you look at what's happened since he was indicted a week ago, it's kind of discouraging for most people who are in an election or running for a campaign. running a campaign they are accused they withdraw from the race with sincere speech they disappear from public view and are never heard from again Donald Trump is accused of something else his poll numbers skyrocket he receives seven million dollars in three days in campaign donations to people who are outraged, so you know he's playing from a different playbook and it seems to work well for him.

I know you mentioned that he was classy in the courtroom yesterday, but a lot of people might say that he wasn't very classy. Twitter or you know on social media saying that you have a judge who hates Trump, that your wife is Trump hating the family and that the judge told Trump that you know to refrain from making comments that could jeopardize the well-being of any person. Well, what did you do? You talked to him about this, maybe tell him to calm down about the social media stuff. No, no, I'm not his social media advisor. I'm not his public relations advisor.

I'm his lawyer, um, he didn't say. anything, the key thing that the judge says, please don't do it and I was talking to both sides, the witnesses, you know, who give press conferences daily from the prosecution, I was talking to both sides saying don't do or say nothing that could incite violence. I know and certainly nothing of what Donald Trump did or said yesterday within the violence. I'm sure many of his enemies were very disappointed yesterday because there were only peaceful protests outside the Palace of Justice in which the entire city was closed for what was going to be. you know, a riot or something and it wasn't an event at all, um as far as how he behaves on social media, that's his opinion that the judge doesn't like him, his news didn't come from Donald Trump, from others , but from the judge's daughter. works for Vice President Camilla Harris, you know when you feel like you're being victimized and by the system, when you feel like a political vendetta is being carried out against you, when you have a far-left prosecutor going after a political opponent. charges that would never be brought against anyone else in this country. um, yes, you have the opinion that people are not playing fair in the sandbox and that they are against you, so that is your opinion, you are entitled to it, but you certainly did not say or post anything that violates the request of the judge, it was not an order, it was a request and the judge made a perfectly appropriate request, so nothing that Donald Trump has done has violated that, so Joe, what's going on today?

What's happening? What are you doing? He apparently he's campaigning right now. So, you know, he does what he does. Trump, um, I don't know, I get to work, uh, you know, I have another trial for him in April and I have to do it. go ahead and, you know, really give my attention and then eventually we'll do the motions and you know, we'll make some really intense, substantial legal challenges to this sufficiency of these, the charges here, the legal charges, so I think we'll focus on that for the next four months and you know we won't be back in court until December, thank God, so we can get some work done.

Joe Takapina always appreciates talking to you. Thank you very much for coming. Good new day. york thanks guys