Lawyer Joe Tacopina may have a potential conflict of interest in representing the former president in the Stormy Daniels “hush money” case.
Tim Parlatore, an attorney for Donald Trump, called out “issues” on Saturday with another Trump attorney, Joe Tacopina, representing the former president in the New York “hush money” case.
A Manhattan grand jury on Thursday indicted the former president in a case that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been pursuing. The former president is accused of unlawfully concealing a “hush money” payment made by his former lawyer Michael Cohen to adult film star Stormy Daniels on his behalf, in exchange for her staying silent about an affair the two allegedly had in 2006 ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Trump has denied the affair and maintains his innocence in the case, accusing prosecutors of engaging in a politically-motivated witch hunt. Prosecutors, however, believe the payment violated campaign finance laws.
