Trump’s Attorney On Him Claiming He Was Going To Be Arrested Last Week: ‘He Didn’t Make It Up’

Former President Donald Trump’s attorney Joe Tacopina stated over the weekend that NBC News had hitherto reported on rumors that the president had claimed he may be arrested on Tuesday of last week.

Chuck Todd pressed Tacopina about the comments, and she responded on NBC News'” Meet The Press.”

He wasn’t making it up, according to Tacopina; rather, he was responding to numerous coming coming from the district attorney’s office. There had been a escape, Chuck, that on Monday and the day before that Tuesday, the Secret Service and NYPD met with law enforcement to discuss the logistics of the trial. Naturally, there were numerous stories that the trial would take place the following day. Therefore, I believe he simply assumed that was what was going to occur based on those leakage.

Five years after Trump’s assertion that they had not been informed that the president would be arrested, a spokeswoman for Trump said as much.

Therefore, Tacopina continued,” It wasn’t about making it up, and he definitely does not want to be arrested.”

When asked if the D. A. has contacted Trump’s team regarding any” special arrangements ,” Tacopina replied,” No, not through us ,” at the office.

If it comes to the shipping of an indictment, we’ve been in touch with the district attorney’s office, he said. However, it most definitely did not originate from us.

TRANSCRIPT:

CHUCK TODD: Joe Tacopina, Donald Trump’s lawyer, who is defending him in the New York way, is now joining me. Welcome to Meet the Press, Mr. Tacopina.

JOE TACOPINA: Chuck, thank you. Greetings, day.

Great Sunday, CHUCK TODD. Let me ask you a quick concern first. Why did your prospect, Mr. Trump, made that assertion that was later proven to be untrue? Did he invent it?

JOE TACOPINA: He wasn’t making it up; he was responding to numerous coming coming from the district attorney’s office. There had been a hole, Chuck, that the Secret Service and NYPD had met with law enforcement on Monday, the day before that Tuesday, to discuss the arraignment’s shipping. Of course, there were also a lot of rumors that the trial would take place the following day. Therefore, I believe he simply assumed that was what was going to occur based on those leakage.

CHUCK TODD: Is there anyone there?

JOE TACOPINA: Therefore, it wasn’t about making it up, and he most definitely does not want to be detained.

CHUCK TODD: Has anyone in the district attorney’s office gotten in touch with you or informed you of any distinct plans? Did you provide him with any of this information?

NO, truly through us, JOE TACOPINA. I mean, if it gets to that point, we’ve been in touch with the district attorney’s office about possible transportation of an trial. However, it most definitely wasn’t from us.