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Reuters reports: A lawyer for Donald Trump said on Monday a possible conflict of interest involving the judge who oversaw E. Jean Carroll’s recent defamation trial may justify overturning the writer’s $83.3 million award. In a letter filed in federal court in Manhattan, the lawyer Alina Habba cited a Jan. 27 New York Post article discussing U.S. District Judge Lewis …

Mediaite reports: U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan sparred with Trump defense attorney Alina Habba on Friday and warned her that continuing to improperly enter evidence during her closing statement could land her in “lock up.” Donald Trump is currently on trial to determine damages after the former president was found liable for defaming E. Jean Carroll, whom a jury also …

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump will testify in his own defense at the civil defamation trial in New York, his attorney Alina Habba said in court. Habba told Judge Lewis Kaplan that it will be “very brief.” The parties are first discussing what Trump will say and which questions he will answer. As he sits at the defense table, …

Mediaite reports: Former Trump staffer Dylan Quattrucci was caught on camera being thrown out of former President Donald Trump’s victory party after he posted a picture with Trump attorney Alina Habba. Quattrucci was also caught on camera telling “piece of shit” cops to kill themselves during the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Trump lashed out Monday over a …

CNN reports: Court has been cancelled today in the civil defamation trial involving E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump after the judge overseeing the case sent home a sick juror. Both Trump and Carroll were in the courtroom when the cancellation was announced by Judge Lewis Kaplan. E. Jean Carroll had arrived to a Manhattan federal courthouse where her attorneys …

The New York Times reports: After a brief introduction by Chloe Fineman, who played Alina Habba, Trump’s lawyer, (“I am new at this, and I am learning,” she said), James Austin Johnson entered as Trump and quickly dressed down his own legal representation. “You’re great on TV,” Johnson told Fineman, adding: “Maybe the worst lawyer I’ve ever had, which is …

Raw Story reports: Alina Habba told a group of nearly 90,000 prayer warriors Sunday that the many court cases of Donald Trump were the work of Satan, new video shows. Habba appeared on the Arc of Grace Ministries’ live broadcast to detail her battle to save America’s justice system from what she described as a nefarious foe. “There’s God’s plan …

Sean Hannity: “What about the issue of the immunity case? Going before three judge panel arguments were held earlier today. At times, based on reports I read, it’s almost seem to go off the rails asking, well, what if the president instructs SEAL Team Six to kill innocent people? Would the president be acting in his capacity as the president …

“I don’t think I’d be on TV or sitting here if I didn’t look the way I look. I think I caught attention. I’m very honest about that and I don’t mind. I’m not a feminist, okay, I believe in strong women but I want my door open. “I’m very much an old school – my parents are Middle Eastern …

The Hill reports: Former President Trump’s attorney Alina Habba on Wednesday said the former president is concerned the U.S. Supreme Court justices may rule against him in regard to the recent decisions in Colorado and Maine that kicked him off the states’ 2024 primary ballots. Responding to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman’s recent comments about Trump’s concerns, Habba during …

“There is an urgency where we have to now bypass the appellate division. We can’t go through the normal course of process in the court system. And let’s just go right up to the Supreme Court, Larry. The only urgency that I can see is that there is an election in November 2024 and they can’t beat him. “So for …

ABC News reports: In their filing this morning arguing against the trial’s limited gag order, Trump attorneys Clifford Robert, Chris Kise, and Alina Habba downplayed Trump’s connection to the threats against Judge Engoron and his clerk, and argued that they do not justify the gag order’s limit on Trump’s constitutional right to free speech. “The president has never threatened her …

The Hill reports: Former President Trump’s attorney Alina Habba on Sunday said she will be filing for a mistrial in the former president’s fraud cause in New York “soon,” while raising concerns that it will be the same trial judge deciding on the motion. Trump has repeatedly expressed concerns on both social media and in court about the judge presiding …

“There’s a real disregard for authority here and a real primary focus on politics. And that’s what we’re seeing in the courtroom. I mean, who’s bigger than Donald Trump? And you sit there, and you’re trying to challenge him. It’s not going to work. Thursday, we’ll be making our motions relating to some biases we’ve seen in the courtroom, some …

“She’s just not that bright. I’m sorry, I have to say it. I’ve seen their case, I’ve seen their lawyers. They don’t know what they’re talking about. “Just because a bank who’s giving you a loan says it’s worth what the loan amount is, which is what happens when anybody takes a loan out, they’re never going to say the …

“Why exactly am I being paid as an attorney? The answer is very clear. Because [New York AG Letitia James] wants to stand right here like she did this morning and call my client a liar. And if we don’t stop corruption in courtrooms where attorneys are gagged, where attorneys are not allowed to say what they need to say …

“We are now over a month deep into the biggest waste of New York taxpayer dollars I have ever seen! President Trump’s statement of financial condition was so undervalued. But Letitia James, as you’ve seen, will show up when it’s a press day! I said it yesterday on the news. She hasn’t been here for days. But you know when …

The Hill reports: An attorney and legal spokesperson for former President Trump on Sunday insisted that his team has no concerns over the mounting criminal charges he faces, which carry hundreds of years in prison, and maintained there is no need to prep the former president for numerous upcoming trials. “How do you logistically handle, you know, prepping a client …

“He loves the country. He knows the country is in trouble. And I think we all love the country. We wouldn’t be waking up and doing this every day if we didn’t. We’re in a bad state right now and this is third-world stuff. It’s incredibly frightening. He will surrender. Obviously, you see that there’s a bit of an ego …

“I think that everybody was made aware that he lost the election. But that doesn’t mean that was the only advice he was given. As anybody understands what happens in the Oval Office, there are a numerous amount of advisers and politicians and lawyers – not just one or two – that are giving you advice and telling you what …