"Trump Lawyer's Failed Attempt to Disqualify Judge in E. Jean Carroll Case"
TL;DR
Donald Trump's lawyer, Alina Habba, retracted her suggestion of a conflict of interest involving the judge overseeing E. Jean Carroll's defamation trials against Trump. This comes after she initially raised concerns about a potential mentor-mentee relationship between the judge and Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan. Trump plans to appeal the $83.3 million verdict in Carroll's favor, arguing that she suffered no harm and benefited from the attention her case garnered.
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- Trump lawyer backs off idea that E. Jean Carroll judge had conflict Reuters
- Why Trump lawyer Alina Habba's new E. Jean Carroll argument won't work MSNBC
- Alina Habba Bizarrely Ditches Her Own Bizarre Attempt to Toss Carroll Trial The New Republic
- Did Donald Trump rape E. Jean Carroll? Here's what a jury and judge said. USA TODAY
- Trump lawyers to use 'conflict of interest' between judge, Carroll's attorney in appeal of $83.3M jury verdict: 'Insane' New York Post
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