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Trump Lawyer Says Former President Will Not Plead Guilty Or Be Handcuffed
Becker News ^ | April 3, 2023 | Staff & Katelynn Richardson

Posted on 04/03/2023 9:12:09 AM PDT by Red Badger

Former President Donald Trump will not plead guilty or be handcuffed, his attorney Joe Tacopina told ABC’s “Good Morning America” following the news of his indictment.

A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Trump Thursday on charges related to his payment of hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels, making him the first president in American history to be indicted. “I’m sure they’ll try to get every ounce of publicity they can from this thing,” Tacopina said Monday morning. “The president will not be put in handcuffs.”

“I’m sure they’ll try to get some joy out of this by parading him,” he continued, adding that Secret Service and New York police would not “allow this to become a circus.”

“This is unprecedented in this country’s history,” Tacopina said when asked what to expect by host George Stephanopoulos. “I don’t know what to expect other than an arraignment.”

“I understand that they are going to be closing off blocks around the courthouse,” he continued. “We’ll go in there, and we’ll proceed to see a judge at some point, plead not guilty, start talking about filing motions, which we will do immediately and very aggressively.”

Tacopina also said the former president was initially “shocked” at hearing the news.

“I feel like the rule of law died yesterday in this country, and it’s not something that I’m happy about,” Tacopina said.

Trump’s indictment occurred two weeks after he announced that he expected to be arrested.

“Never before in our Nation’s history has this been done,” Trump said in a statement reacting to the indictment Thursday night. “The Democrats have cheated countless times over the decades, including spying on my campaign, but weaponizing our justice system to punish a political opponent, who just so happens to be a President of the United States and by far the leading Republican candidate for President, has never happened before. Ever.”


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: tacopina; trump; trump2024; trumpindictment
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To: princess leah

Trump would pay to be marched through the front doors, smiling victoriously.


21 posted on 04/03/2023 9:32:21 AM PDT by GAgal
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To: Red Badger

Trump should refuse to go to NY.
Don’t play this game.


22 posted on 04/03/2023 9:33:47 AM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope. )
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To: Red Badger

Dung Beetle heads are going to be exploding all over the country. A “No Joy” indictment! LOL. Poor babies. All that crying on election night 2016 for nothing. It’s not fair. It’s just not fair. LOL.


23 posted on 04/03/2023 9:37:02 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (It's time to indict the Dung Beetle Party's token affirmative action chubby cheeked shyster lawyer.)
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To: CFW

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4142832/posts


24 posted on 04/03/2023 9:37:14 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: CFW

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11930577/Trumps-legal-team-believes-judge-impose-GAG-order-gears-Amendment-battle.html


25 posted on 04/03/2023 9:38:12 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: right way right
Trump should refuse to go to NY.

The SS should send a Trump double - if you know, I mean the more husky "Trump", we often see if photo-ops.

26 posted on 04/03/2023 9:41:11 AM PDT by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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To: Red Badger

That “mugshot” is going to be a hot ticket for MAGAmeisters. Like the turd rollers like to say, “wildly popular”. They’ll be impossible to get.


27 posted on 04/03/2023 9:41:57 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (It's time to indict the Dung Beetle Party's token affirmative action chubby cheeked shyster lawyer.)
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To: Red Badger

Eff the handcuffs...The damage is done...


28 posted on 04/03/2023 9:48:05 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Red Badger

Watching his plane taxiing out of Palm Beach now. Horrid. I wonder what’s in the minds of his SS people.


29 posted on 04/03/2023 9:48:22 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Stupid is supposed to hurt.)
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To: Red Badger

Don’t say that. That’s just giving them the excuse they’ve been wanting to tackle him to the ground, throw a few punches and slap the cuffs on.

Yeah, more votes but still.


30 posted on 04/03/2023 9:49:01 AM PDT by bgill
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To: right way right

To win the war, sometimes you must go to where the enemy lives.


31 posted on 04/03/2023 9:56:09 AM PDT by sjmjax
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To: bgill

LOL - Oh what Trump wouldn’t give for that to happen imo. Only thing he might not enjoy would be being “hooded”. DT loves his hair imo.


32 posted on 04/03/2023 9:58:10 AM PDT by GAgal
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To: Red Badger

The ‘rape room’ private school bimbos of MSNBC are breathless in their collective hatred of the outsider - Trump. Finally in their element.


33 posted on 04/03/2023 9:59:30 AM PDT by GOPJ (Biden's Democrats: The party OF criminals, by criminals, and FOR CRIMINALS. THEY.SHALL PERISH)
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To: sjmjax

You surrender to your enemies to win a war?
You allow them to determine your fate by going into their custody?

Trump ain’t Jesus.

He should flat out refuse to take part in this phony charade and force their hand.


34 posted on 04/03/2023 10:04:50 AM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope. )
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To: TexasGunLover
said, "who would have thought he’d be arrested before Hillary or Bill..."

Rhetorical question?
They're busy worshiping Ba'al and Moloch.
Which gives them:

35 posted on 04/03/2023 10:13:44 AM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: Red Badger

The real stratagem is to provoke anything that could be and will be labeled an “ insurrection” keeping alive the spectre of Jan 6. Which is the new bloody shirt to be waved forever by the virtuous democrats. Eerily similar to post Civil War reconstruction era politics.

I for one only hope Trump has the wisdom to not be sound bite bitten saying anything that sounds like incitement which it wouldn’t be but why fall into the trap?!

He needs to foment calm and assurance to the base that a fair trial will exonerate him. Anything less will be used out of context like his Charlottesville statements.

There I’ve said it. He should think about winning at the ballot box / mailbox and not about blasting unrighteousness.


36 posted on 04/03/2023 10:15:05 AM PDT by Strident ("Hi, my name is Joe and I am powerless over making $#!7 up")
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To: right way right
"He should flat out refuse to take part in this phony charade and force their hand."

That isn't the right way, right? They would love to get him on resisting arrest. Wouldn't matter what the charges are.
37 posted on 04/03/2023 10:17:00 AM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: Red Badger

That city and the putrid disgusting inhabitants who perpetuate this partisan evil should grant them everlasting perdition. A horrible pox on them and all their progeny who they will undoubtedly influence.


38 posted on 04/03/2023 10:17:07 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Red Badger

Who pleads guilty at an arraignment? LOL!


39 posted on 04/03/2023 10:21:08 AM PDT by gopno1
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To: gopno1

I don’t even think judges allow it.


40 posted on 04/03/2023 10:23:40 AM PDT by Pollard ( >>> The Great Reset is already underway! <<<)
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