‘Don’t Get It Twisted!’: Furious Lawyer Alina Habba Lets Fly Unhinged Rant After Trump Loss
Judge had threatened lawyer with jail for her behavior in court
Alina Habba, one of Donald Trump’s most prominent attorneys, let loose a crazed rant outside the Manhattan courthouse where a jury had just entered a $83.3 million verdict against her most famous client.
Habba delivered her tirade Friday afternoon, after a jury of nine ordered Trump to pay the eye-popping sum to writer E Jean Carroll for repeatedly defaming her over his sexual assault against her years ago at a New York department store.
Trump is the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Habba had been one of Trump’s lead attorneys in that case, in which the judge repeatedly admonished her for her behavior in court, including threatening to send her to jail after she interrupted him during Friday’s proceedings.
Habba launched in about how the court was stacked against her client, saying some of the legal practices were “a violation of everything that I stand for.”
“And that is why I stand with Trump! That is why so many Americans are so proud that he is running again, and so excited to run to the ballot box,” she said. “But, don’t get it twisted! We are seeing a violation of the justice system. Ladies and gentlemen, you are not allowed to be stripped of every defense you have.”
Her statement initially was carried live on CNN, before her invective went too far off the rails, at which point the network cut away with host Jake Tapper telling viewers, “Alright, so you’re getting an idea now about why Donald Trump’s attorney is perceived as effective as she is, which is not particularly effective.”
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