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submitted 5 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

The former president’s legal team requested a trial delay, saying Habba had been exposed to COVID and had a fever. She attended the party one day later.

Donald Trump’s attorney, Alina Habba, was spotted rubbing elbows with Republicans in New Hampshire on Tuesday, just the day after asking for a delay in the ex-president’s defamation trial because she was feeling under the weather.

On Monday, one of the nine jurors considering writer E. Jean Carroll’s second defamation suit against Trump was excused for being ill.

Though Judge Lewis Kaplan and Carroll’s lawyers agreed to continue the trial with eight jurors, Trump’s legal team requested a delay, saying Habba had been exposed to COVID and had a fever. She was not wearing a mask during the hearing.

The next day, however, Habba was sighted celebrating Trump’s win in the New Hampshire primary by NBC News’ Garrett Haake.

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[-] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 77 points 5 months ago

Holy contempt of court batman! that lawyer's gonna habba bad time.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago

I keep thinking, this is where the judge throws someone in jail for contempt of court. Right?

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

In a sane world, yes. In the world we live on where money is the main thing that matters and everyone is afraid of what the 30% of America that supports a literal dictator will do as a response to any negative actions taken on trump is seen as an attack on their entire culture.

[-] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Which I believe Trump is banking on when hiring bad lawyers. To his base it looks like he's being treated poorly, which will make the base more militant. That way Trump can get the SCOTUS stormed if he's about to be convicted in the January 6 trial.

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Agreed. It also helps that no competent lawyer will work for him.

[-] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

Since Trump has a reputation for not paying his legal representation, and money is what lawyers crave, I'm sure Trump could get decent lawyers by paying up front.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 1 points 5 months ago

Not even. He also tends not to listen to their advice and undermines his own case by blathering in public. He's not worth the headaches.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago
[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Finding a lawyer in contempt of court does not force a mistrial.

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