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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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[–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 244 points 11 months ago (4 children)

And what will the consequences be? Nothing.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 121 points 11 months ago (16 children)

Let's hope for the best case scenario: she actually did have covid and spread the virus to other totalitarian ghouls

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[–] Lon3star@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Seems like contempt and a large fine would be in order... Which has already happened to Trump lawyers in recent history

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

We need to start making sure this happens. If she is not charged with contempt the judge should be disbarred/removed.

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[–] Kalkaline@lemmy.zip 15 points 11 months ago

Maybe, but just maybe she kills a bunch of Republicans with COVID. A net positive for society if that happened.

[–] bostonbananarama@lemmy.world 144 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Is she trying to fast track disbarment? Lying to the court is an excellent way to, at a minimum, receive a suspension.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 126 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

She's counting on getting disbarred, it's a key part of getting her next gig as a legal analyst on Fox. All she has to do is bleach her hair and the job is hers.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Don’t forget the required Karen hair cut.

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

Kewl Karen Kut

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[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 27 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't doubt that she has COVID. Remember back in 2020 when folks got together for holidays despite being exposed?

[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 33 points 11 months ago

Yep, one of the folks at my job (a lifelong smoker I might add) attended a Halloween party in 2020, caught covid, and died.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

She's gonna get a warning from the judge at most.

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[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 115 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I guess lying is part of 'acting smart'.

[–] RagingSnarkasm@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago

Technically, I think she said she could fake being smart.

I think she's got the faking part down. Still waiting to hear from the jury about the smart part.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 80 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Yes, she really is this stupid.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 38 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Maybe she can't fake being smart.

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[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 13 points 11 months ago

Evil, that evil.

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It’s just mind boggling, someone who went to school for at least six years and passed the bar could actually be that dumb. Arrogance that suggests Dark Triad?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago (9 children)

As they say- do you know what they call the person who comes last in medical school? Doctor.

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[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 77 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

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.

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[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 61 points 11 months ago (8 children)

The plan is now to delay delay delay so Trump can enter the election. Then when he wins he’ll just pardon himself and be like, “What are you talking about? Remember when I said Biden could do it?”

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

This is both a civil suit and a state case. Trump would have no pardon power here. Habba is just stupid.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 18 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I keep seeing people say this, and factually/logically it's true. But according to The Constitution, trump is disqualified from even holding the office. If he gets elected, he's already talked of suspending The Constitution, political revenge, mass firings of civil service positions unless swearing fealty to him, and being a short term dictator. It feels strange and needlessly bombastic to say this, but there is a chance it'll be game over.

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[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Ah. I still think that’s the plan though. I guess we’ll see.

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 36 points 11 months ago

Give her a month behind bars for contempt, but have her serve it after the trial.

[–] Yoz@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (5 children)

I am waiting for the day when she starts her Onlyfans to sell #MAGA merch.

Edit: I am kinda into her. Got a thing for lawyers

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I will say, she's not an unattractive woman per se. But with that said, she looks like the type that would be attractive to someone who considers Melania Trump attractive. Personally, neither one of them are my thing, but they're both women who I can see others finding attractive.

Her holier-than-thou, elitist attitude is written all over her face, though, and that's a huge turn-off for a lot of people. She'd probably be a lot more attractive if she didn't have a look on her face at all times like she's proud of being a complete cunt.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

That's what ball-gags and arm-cuffs are good for, I hear.

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[–] Maeve@kbin.social 17 points 11 months ago

Disbar immediately. Let him pay for a real lawyer or qualify as indigent if he claims he can’t afford it.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

I had to laugh about that story of one the magascum getting booted from the Little d event for posting pics of her....I guess the leopards ate his face.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/disgusting-ex-trump-staffer-and-j6-figure-lashes-out-over-being-dragged-out-of-trump-party-after-alina-habba-pic/ar-BB1hfqZr

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