Alina Habba Not Taking Trump’s Huge E. Jean Carroll Loss Well

It feels like the whole world has been laughing at what a terrible job Habba has done representing Trump. Today, after losing more than $83 million for her client, Habba didn’t talk about why she thought the award was excessive nor whether there might be grounds for appeal. No, the possibly-worst presidential lawyer ever began whining about how the whole case was “election interference.”

Never mind that it was a jury that decided Trump should pay E. Jean Carroll that amount.

Claiming she had not previously spoken about the trial “because I respect my ethics while I'm on trial,” Habba argued that the cases against Trump are because he “is leading in the polls.” Never mind that E. Jean Carroll sued Trump for defamation in 2019, while he was still in the White House.

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