Trump's Lawyer Defends Remarks on Imminent Arrest as Based on Rumors.
TL;DR
Donald Trump's lawyer, Joseph Tacopina, has admitted that the former president's claims of an imminent arrest were based on rumors and leaks from the Manhattan district attorney's office. Tacopina denied that Trump had invented the claim, but rather assumed it based on the leaks. The Manhattan investigation into hush money payments to Stormy Daniels is the most advanced of the multiple legal threats currently facing Trump. Trump has placed the case at the forefront of his 2024 presidential bid and has been furiously fundraising on the back of what he calls a "witch-hunt" against him.
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