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The MeidasTouch Podcast

Trump’s Lawyer Makes PATHETIC EXCUSE to Federal Judge

The MeidasTouch Podcast

MeidasTouch Network

Politics, News

4.812.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump’s lawyer Joe Tacopina sent a letter to New York Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan stating Trump might not show up to E. Jean Carroll trial because it would be a burden to the Manhattan. E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer responded brilliantly. MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports. Shop Meidas Merch at: https://store.meidastouch.com Join us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 American Psyop: https://pod.link/1652143101 Majority 54: https://pod.link/1309354521 Political Beatdown: https://pod.link/1669634407 Lights On with Jessica Denson: https://pod.link/1676844320 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Ben Myceles from the MidasTouch Network.

0:03.3

You know, there's an expression that you get the lawyers you deserve.

0:07.1

And, wow, is that true when it comes to Donald Trump and his lawyers?

0:12.0

Joe Takapina and Alina Habba.

0:15.4

As trial approaches in E. Jean Carroll's Civil Rape and Defamation case, trial is set

0:21.8

to begin on April 25th, and Trump's lawyers repeated requests for delay, delay, delay

0:28.1

has been denied by federal judge Lewis Kaplan.

0:32.3

Trump's lawyers Takapina and Habba continue to file incoherent and frivolous letter brief

0:39.6

and motion.

0:41.2

One after another and Judge Kaplan just isn't having it any more.

0:46.3

There's a recent letter brief though that was just filed by Donald Trump's lawyers,

0:51.9

but you know the judge is not going to take too kindly to at all.

0:57.1

And in this new letter brief, Donald Trump's lawyers request that if Donald Trump just decides

1:03.0

not to show up for trial at all, if he decides, hey, he's too busy, Judge, we want you to

1:08.5

give the jury an instruction that Donald Trump's basically just doing a favor for Manhattan.

1:14.9

And he's a really busy guy and he doesn't want to burden.

1:18.8

He'd like to be there.

1:19.8

But he doesn't want to burden the city with all of the secret service and all of the

1:25.2

attention.

1:26.2

So he's going to stay in Mar-Hallago.

1:28.6

And then E. Jean Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, no relation to the judge Lewis Kaplan,

1:34.6

E. Jean Carroll's lawyer writes back, you know, that's interesting because Donald Trump

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