Former President Trump’s lawyer, Alina Haba, sat in a New York City courtroom during Thursday’s hush money trial and said she likened it to “The Twilight Zone.”
“Then you walk in and it’s just surreal. You feel like you’re in the Twilight Zone,” Haba told Fox News’ Jesse Watters.
hubba she said she saw When she arrived at the Manhattan courthouse, there were some familiar faces in the crowd, including Newsmax anchor Greg Kelly, CNN anchor Caitlan Collins, and conservative lawyer George Conway. there was.
“And I understand that they all want to act journalistically in a moment like that. I’m sitting there watching, and they’re being sarcastic and it’s so weird. I feel like that,” Haba said.
Ms. Haba said last month that she was not optimistic that New York courts would “do the right thing.”
The third week of Trump’s hush money trial concludes on Friday after porn actor and director Stormy Daniels took the stand for several days of cross-examination earlier in the week.
Daniels claims she had a sexual relationship with Trump at a celebrity golf event in Lake Tahoe and was paid to keep quiet about it before the 2016 presidential election.
President Trump denies having sex with Daniels. His lawyer argued that the details she shared in court were so inappropriate that her mistrial should have been justified, but the judge rejected the motion.
Haba said on Fox News that people in the courtroom start typing on their laptops “when something dastardly happens,” but the keyboards go silent “when the actual law and facts are being discussed.” .
Watters also asked Haba about Judge Juan Melchan and his ability to control the court in this unprecedented case. Marchand has given Trump stern warnings on several occasions for violating gag orders that prohibit him from talking about jurors or other people chosen for the trial.
“He’s definitely a leader. You see him being outspoken. You know he has his own opinions,” Haba said of Marchand. “Do you think that would be appropriate in front of a jury? No.”
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