Posted 1/30/2024, 6:16:00 PM
Trump and Carroll Lawyers Clash Over Judge's Alleged Conflict in Defamation Case
- Alina Habba, Trump's lawyer, claimed the judge in Carroll defamation case failed to disclose conflict of interest
- Roberta Kaplan, Carroll's lawyer, threatens sanctions over "utterly baseless" conflict claim
- Kaplan notes her and judge's time at same firm briefly overlapped 30 years ago
- Kaplan questions origin of Habba's claims, noting NY Post article appeared after Habba's public statements
- Kaplan accuses Habba of pushing "false narrative" to paint verdict as "product of a corrupt system"