Alina Habba repeatedly clashed with New York judge Lewis A Kaplan in court for the former presidentās civil defamation trial
Remarks made by Donald Trump lawyer Alina Habba in a recent interview about āfaking being smartā resurfaced after she endured two tough days in court during her clientās civil trial for defamation damages.
Ms Habba repeatedly clashed with New York judge Lewis A Kaplan in court on Tuesday and Wednesday, during the former presidentās civil trial to determine damages for defaming columnist E Jean Carroll.
These included the response to repeated objections, and her failure to stand up when making them, as well as continuing to petition for a postponement of the trial so that the former president can attend the funeral of his mother-in-law.
After a further attempt of the latter on Wednesday, Ms Habba was issued a sharp rebuke from Judge Kaplan. She responded by asking the judge not to speak to her in that way.
āI donāt like to be spoken to that way. And we are going to be here for several days,ā she said. āI am asking your honour to please refrain from speaking to me in that manner.ā
Sheās doing a horrible job at faking being smart.
Sometimes itās the imposter syndrome, and sometimes you are an actual imposter.
Maybe she just hasnāt started yet! Iām sure this is all a big fake-out and sheāll start to pretend to be smart any time now.