(Washington) Donald Trump’s lawyers said they were optimistic on Sunday that the case for which the former American president is charged would be thrown out by a judge as wobbly, assuring that the tycoon was the target of a ” political persecution”.
“This case is not even legally sound. In fact, it’s a joke. She will not survive a challenge in court, ”said one of them, Joe Tacopina, to the ABC chain.
“I think a fair judge will probably recognize that something is fundamentally wrong, that we are crossing the Rubicon with this political persecution,” added another lawyer for Mr. Trump, James Trusty, on Fox.
“And fortunately, I suspect the indictment will be legally shaky, and the opportunity will arise for a judge to do what is right,” he added.
Donald Trump is being charged in a case related to a $130,000 payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels in 2016. The charges will be released on Tuesday.
For a former US president to appear in criminal justice is unprecedented.
The two lawyers estimated on Sunday that Donald Trump, who aims to return to the White House after losing the 2020 presidential election, was targeted for political reasons.
If he weren’t running for president, he wouldn’t have been charged.
Joe Tacopina, lawyer for Donald Trump, on CNN
The 76-year-old Republican should, according to American media, leave his residence in Florida on Monday to go to New York.
On Tuesday, he will have to appear in a Manhattan court to be formally served with the charges against him.
He announced Sunday that he will speak from Florida on Tuesday night.
Mr Trump thundered against a “bogus and shameful” impeachment. He announced on Friday that he had raised $4 million in 24 hours for his campaign, in the wake of his indictment.