'This is a violation of the justice system':
Trump's attorney Alina Habba tears into
$83.3 million E. Jean Carroll verdict
and says she is PROUD to defend ex-president
Daily Mail (UK),
by
Kamal Sultan *
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
1/26/2024 10:48:19 PM
Donald Trump's attorney Alina Habba said she was 'proud' to defend the former president and tore into New York and the justice system following the $83.3million E. Jean Carroll verdict.
The lawyer who Judge Lewis Kaplan threatened to 'lock up' for her outbursts during closing arguments on Friday said her client is being targeted because he is leading in the polls.
She spoke to reporters after the jury awarded Carroll the staggering sum in damages, after deliberating for less than three hours, for Trump's defamatory public statements he made about her in 2019.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
DVC 1/26/2024 10:52:03 PM (No. 1645299)
Kaplan's Kangaroo Kourt.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
DVC 1/26/2024 11:02:31 PM (No. 1645303)
In a sane state, this judgecwould be impeached.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
sw penn 1/26/2024 11:16:49 PM (No. 1645304)
This is the #Me2 pink hairs punishing Trump for Dobbs.
And, they're never going to stop...
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
24tea@Mag 1/26/2024 11:43:31 PM (No. 1645310)
Not proven, but required to pay. Hope Jean’s reputation continues on the downhill slide. What crock!
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
ladydawgfan 1/27/2024 12:13:44 AM (No. 1645321)
Appeal, even all the way to the USSC. This was an unconstitutional ex post facto law that caused this. He owes her nothing but contempt!!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
JimBob 1/27/2024 2:41:59 AM (No. 1645356)
They say that Trump 'defamed' her?
What about Her defaming HIM?
To be falsely accused of rape is about as defamatory as it gets!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
mifla 1/27/2024 5:35:29 AM (No. 1645373)
He said vs she said.
The verdict and damages are absurd.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
petrichor 1/27/2024 6:06:20 AM (No. 1645383)
This is what the Dems want for the Supreme Court. Decisions based on feelings instead of fact.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
5 handicap 1/27/2024 6:17:01 AM (No. 1645394)
My lovely bride is the daughter of Holocaust survivors, so I do not say this lightly...Kaplan is the type of individual which gives some credence to the Anti-semitic movement! What a garbage human being he be!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
homefry 1/27/2024 7:15:18 AM (No. 1645414)
And ray epps, the only person recorded saying to burn the capital down gets a year of probation.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 1/27/2024 8:18:11 AM (No. 1645469)
I tend to disagree with the assertion that it is a "he said, she said" because I think the sentiment is really, "she said". There are no facts to prove her case. This situation took place in 1996 and, from my understanding, New York adjusted the statute of limitations so this case could be pursued. Where is the paperwork that she turned in a complaint to Bergdorf's when the rape occurred? As a matter of fact, where is any of her proof?
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 1/27/2024 8:52:39 AM (No. 1645503)
By the way, they couldn't get any of the impeachments to work so they had to pursue another method.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Strike3 1/27/2024 9:08:29 AM (No. 1645514)
The sick part is that the hand-picked jury went along with this farce. I fear for a brainwashed America that goes along with third-world injustice like this and hope they are on the receiving end one day.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
uforabin 1/27/2024 9:28:51 AM (No. 1645534)
As far as I can tell, the jury found that Trump defamed Carroll by saying that he never met her and that her book should be in the Fiction section. He also called her a liar and that she was “not my type” (gasp!). Is that all there is? How is that worth $85,000,000?
Also, as far as I have seen, no one has presented any proof that the two have ever met, let alone having a sexual encounter. Is there a case for a counter defamation suit?
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
paral04 1/27/2024 9:40:19 AM (No. 1645543)
Trump needs to appeal this in another jurisdiction as the jury deciding this case was probably packed with democrats who will all suddenly become a little wealthier if this verdict stands. Upstate NY or in Suffolk County on Long Island might be a more honest court.
15 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
Red Jeep 1/27/2024 9:51:00 AM (No. 1645557)
Carroll accused Trump of rape in 2019, 23 years after the rape allegedly happened.
She sued Trump for defamation in 2019 and just now, an election year, 5 years later, it is being decided? SMH.
"Both cases, presided over by Judge Lewis Kaplan, relate to Carroll's accusation from mid-2019 (while Trump was in office) that he sexually assaulted her in early 1996. Trump denied the allegations, prompting Carroll to sue him for defamation in November 2019." from Google.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Zigrid 1/27/2024 10:22:17 AM (No. 1645596)
As I watched the insane court proceedings yesterday...it struck me that this is soooo unconstitutional ...President Trump not being able to testify in his own words...and the judge editing his comments...there is something else going on here...based on the proceedings this is going to be appealed to a higher court...so then why did this vicious judge get his day in court to pose for the cameras....did he want this judgement to go to the higher court because he knew what he was doing was illegal?...or is he that stupid....
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Kate318 1/27/2024 10:44:12 AM (No. 1645616)
Once the left is done with this lunatic, her life won’t be worth 83 cents.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 1/27/2024 11:13:54 AM (No. 1645636)
One additional comment. I absolutely believe our justice system should not prosecute a criminal act in a civil court case. Donald Trump never got a chance to defend himself in a criminal court case.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
EJKrausJr 1/27/2024 5:51:33 PM (No. 1645842)
There is no justice system. Lady Justice is no more. What's left? The Roland Freisler Show Trial System. He is proud of how his style of dealing out punishment has caught on with the Beacon on the Hill. Again, Lady Justice is no more.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 1/27/2024 6:26:53 PM (No. 1645854)
Is $83.3million a lot of money for a you-know-what? Or is that about the NYC average? About Ms. Carroll, there is no doubt. Only the price is being determined.
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