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The Don Lemon Show

Joe Tacopina UNFILTERED on A$AP Rocky Trial | The Don Lemon Show

The Don Lemon Show

18Hundred LLC.

News, Society & Culture

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Criminal defense attorney Joe Tacopina opens up about the A$AP Rocky trial that captivated so many fans. He dives into what happened, what he expected, and how he felt when the judge read the verdict. Join Don and Joe as they break it all down! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.3

You gotta thank God first, you know what I'm saying?

0:47.3

I really want to thank the jury for making the right decision, you know what I'm just so thankful.

0:51.3

This is crazy right now.

0:53.3

This whole experience has been crazy for the past four years. But I'm thankful. Nonetheless, I'm thankful. And we're blessed to be here right now to be a free man talking to y'all. Thank you. All praise me. Congratulations. So this week, a Los Angeles jury found Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist ASAP Rocky not guilty of shooting a former friend and collaborator.

1:14.1

If convicted of both charges, Rocky could have faced up to 24 years in prison.

1:18.5

Now, according to courtroom reporters, he appeared riddle with anxiety ahead of the verdict,

1:23.9

leaped into the arms of Rihanna, his longtime partner once the jury acquitted him.

1:28.5

And joining me now to discuss the case, the jury's decision, ASAP Rockies defense attorney,

1:34.7

Mr. Joe Takapina. Joe, thank you for joining us. I appreciate it.

1:37.7

Hey, Don. How are you, brother? I'm doing very well. So did I get that right? Because I was watching,

1:43.5

I couldn't see, I was watching from the back.

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And I lied as a verdict came in. And I saw you as like, I've never seen Joe like this.

1:51.1

But I couldn't really see if ASAP was riddled with anxiety.

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Yeah, it was, look, you know, this is the worst part of my job. I mean, this is my 120th jury trial, both as a prosecutor defense attorney, and especially

2:03.2

when you're defending someone in a fight for their liberty and something that will impact

2:07.4

their life substantially and the life of their family, you know, waiting for that verdict is

2:11.4

it's terror.

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It's complete terror.

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And there's no way around it.

2:15.9

And especially facing what he was facing um you know so

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