- Trump’s attorney, Joe Tacopina, said Trump’s Truth Social post targeting Manhattan’s DA was “unwise.”
- Trump recently posted and deleted a photo of himself holding a bat next to DA Alvin Bragg’s head.
- Tacopina said Trump “immediately deleted” the photo, but did not remove the other rhetoric.
One of Donald Trump’s attorneys clashed with an NBC News anchor over the former president’s inflammatory comments and intimidation of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s violence, prompting his social media activity to ” It’s not wise,” he called.
“I’m not his social media consultant,” attorney Joe Tacopina told NBC’s Chuck Todd on Sunday’s “Meet the Press.” When he noticed the rhetoric and photos attached to it, he quickly deleted it.”
“Possible death and destruction,” Trump said on Truth Social, following a potential indictment against him in an investigation into hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels. threatened.And in a post that has since been deleted, he also shared a photo of himself holding a baseball batready to swing next to D.A. Bragg – a move that disparaged him from the New York City tabloids.
Todd noted that Trump’s comments about “death and destruction” remained visible on his Truth Social page, so Tacopina “only mentions the baseball bat.”
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“So here’s the thing. We’re past Jan. 6, so it doesn’t seem like Trump’s rhetoric could create violence,” Todd said. Are you worried about
Tacopina replied: “The claim that his rhetoric created violence is unacceptable. I believe there was violence going on that day. But I’m not here to discuss it, Chuck. “I will defend or condemn anything to do with social media. It’s not what I do. I’m not a PR guy for Trump. I’m a litigator and a lawyer.”
Staff at Bragg’s Manhattan office face mounting threats during the investigation, including a delivery with a note addressed to Bragg that read, “Alvin: I’m going to kill you!!!” It contained a package of “suspicious white powder” that had been found.
During the investigation, Trump called Manhattan’s first black district attorney, Bragg, a “reverse racist,” after the district attorney was instructed by the Justice Department, President Joe Biden, and billionaire donors. suggested that George Sorosaccording to Associated Press.
in one true society directorTrump said Bragg was “carrying out the plans of radical left fanatics. Our country is being destroyed as they tell us to be at peace!”
In another post, he called the survey “Gestapo” call the person concerned “Human Scum”