Reporters could be heard on a hot mic laughing after Trump attorney Alina Habba went on a blistering rant outside the courtroom where former President Donald Trump’s hush money-election interference trial is being held.
Monday saw the Stormy Daniels hush money-election interference trial kick into gear (after another reported Trump nap) with opening arguments and testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker.
But during one of the breaks, Habba appeared before reporters to rage at both Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s case and the fraud case Trump is appealing.
Habba wandered into frame like a Fred Armisen character and began raging about the hearing she attended today to modify the bond, then raged against the “two witch hunts.”
As Habba strode away, a reporter asked a question that Habba ignored, and a few seconds later reporters could be heard laughing on the still-live mic:
ALINA HABBA: Good afternoon. I just left in the Civil Division with the other witch hunt. Ms. James, to come here and see our client.
The fact that we have two courts, not one, criminal and civil, being used against one man because they cannot beat him in the polls, is a disgrace to American judicial system. He should not have two teams of lawyers here today. He should not even be here today because he did nothing wrong. It is the epitome of a witch hunt.
I just left where a judge asked us where there are cash- cash, bond, cash sitting in — Ms. James Bond to argue and say that our cash somehow wasn’t green enough.
We wasted time. The judge made a comment saying he thought that money market accounts could go down under the amount. He doesn’t even understand basic principles of finance. But this was the man that decided that we owed money and my client committed fraud.
We are going to attack every single one one hour. The attorney general and that judge realized quickly that they had no idea what they were talking about. We came to an agreement that everything would be the same. We would modify terms and that was it.
This is where your taxpayer dollars are going, America! Right here! Witch hunt after witch hunt. President Trump’s company was worth more in that case than it is now.
And now what? We’re here because of something that happened when he was in the White House. That wasn’t even wrong! It was not wrong!
You hire lawyers to solve problems. You solve those problems. We pay them. That’s it!
This is a joke! It’s an affront to the American Constitution. It’s an affront to our judicial system. And it’s an affront to every lawyer that cares about their license, that cares about what is right and wrong!
I am sick of coming in front of the press and saying this, but you have to because you people need to understand what is going on. God forbid you put an accounting thing in for legal counsel! It’s legal counsel!
And now our taxpayer dollars, my time, our attorney’s fees are all here because they’re afraid of 2024. And you know what? They should be! because the American people are not stupid. They see what’s going on. Thank you.
REPORTER: Alina, one question? Is Trump’s family (inaudible) across the street?
REPORTER: (inaudible) (laughter)
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