Former President Donald Trump's attorney Alina Habba on Tuesday backed off of a conflict of interest claim against the judge who presided over the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial after Carroll's lawyer threatened to pursue sanctions.
Donald Trump’s lawyer Alina Habba is floating the idea of a new trial in New York writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against the former president just three days after a New York jury awarded her $83.3 million in damages.
Judge Lewis Kaplan and E. Jean Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, reportedly worked together for two years before the defamation case against Donald Trump.
Habba filed a letter in federal court late on Monday claiming Judge Lewis Kaplan had been like a mentor to attorney Roberta Kaplan when they worked at the same law firm.
Former President Donald Trump's attorney Alina Habba on Tuesday backed off of a conflict of interest claim against the judge who presided over the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial after Carroll's lawyer threatened to pursue sanctions.