Posted 1/30/2024, 6:51:00 PM
Trump lawyer backpedals on judge conflict claim in E. Jean Carroll case after sanction threat
- Alina Habba, Trump's attorney, suggested Judge Kaplan had a conflict of interest in E. Jean Carroll case
- Carroll's attorney threatened sanctions against Habba for "baseless" claims
- Habba sent letter to judge hours after sanction threat to backpedal
- Habba said she did not make claim of "mentor-mentee" relationship herself
- Habba said since Kaplan denied relationship, "issue has seemingly been resolved"