By EDUARDO PAZ-MARTINEZ
McALLEN, Texas | Donald J. Trump had himself a barrel of laughs while testifying yesterday at his $250 million fraud trial in New York. The fat dude was uncontrollable. Brash and loud, Trump took on Judge Arthur Engoron as if kicking doofus son Eric's behind.
Not that Engoron simply took it. He yelled back at the pompous Republican and admonished him more than once.
So, where the Hell were his lawyers?
Acting up, that's where. Trump has two relatively unknown lawyers at his side, Christopher Kise and Alina Habba. It is Habba, shown in photo above, who has taken Trump's boisterous style to heart. The 39-year-old Chaldean (Assyrian, from Iraq) went straight to the press microphones after the day's court session and also berated Judge Ergoron.
We fear for her law license in New York.
Her roiling abdominal spiel offered to the attending press came after Engoron told her to "Sit down!" after she interrupted the judge's questioning of the moron Trump, a man who stands to lose millions as well as his ability to do business in the State of New York. You'd think he'd want to be nice as he testified.
But nooooooooooo-oh. Loudmouth Trump hemmed and hawed, rolled his eyes, made faces and in general played the 9-year-old in an adult court.
We knew nothing about attorney Habba, but there is much online about her.
Apparently, she met Trump when she sought membership at his Bedminster Golf Club and soon formed a sort of friendship.
Her legal record is slim. She's been practicing since 2010, which is relatively brief for such a high-profile case. But maybe she works cheaply, so.
In any case, there is something of a connection to the main players in this trial, namely NY Attorney General Letitia James, the one who brought the fraud case against Deadbeat Trump.
Like this, from Wikipedia: [ On July 19, 2022, Habba was sued by a former employee Na'Syia Drayton who claimed Habba repeatedly sang inappropriate gangster rap and hip hop music in the office while using the N word, made racist comments, and referred to New York's attorney general Letitia James as "that Black bitch." The lawsuit was settled out of court in September 2022. Habba had called James a "sick person" in January of the same year. ]
It's a head-spinner, for sure.
That's who Trump picked for legal advice?
Well, we questioned that at first, but then decided Habba fits Trump's idea of a LOSER, so...
The trial continues this morning...
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She so looks like a dumbass. From Iraq?
ReplyDeleteThis goofy Trump attorney is nuts. She opted out of a jury-trial. It was NOT an oversight. It wasn't overlooked. The defense specifically opted out. I wish the judge would make that clear in court.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if she remembers that Engoron is either watching these soap box speeches or someone is replaying them for him. He's not going to be any more receptive if he sees these rants, and you'd think keeping the judge and trier-of-fact happy and agreeable would be preferable.
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