Alina Habba, an attorney and spokesperson for Trump, has been disqualified from a lawsuit concerning a former high-ranking official at the Trump Organization, as stated in a report released on Tuesday.
Newsweek reported that Habba “has been replaced by her ‘dear friend’ Armen Morian as the attorney representing Allen Weisselberg, a former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, in an ongoing legal case.”
In addition to Habba, Morian is another long-time legal associate of former President Donald Trump.
On April 7, Weisselberg filed a notice to change attorneys form to Judge Arthur Engoron, who presided over the civil fraud case brought against Donald Trump and some of his associates by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Habba confirmed that the change in Weisselberg’s representation was mutually agreed upon, stating that they had parted on good terms, and described Morian as “a dear friend.”
Referring to their respective law firms, Habba Madaio & Associates LLP and Morian Law PLLC, the filing stated: “IT IS HEREBY CONSENTED THAT MORIAN Law PLLC, 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10165, be substituted as counsel of record for Defendant, Allen Weisselberg, in place and stead of Habba Madaio & Associates LLP, 112 West 34th St, 17th & 18th Floors, New York, NY 10120.”
Both Habba and Morian have affixed their signatures to the document. During an interview on Newsmax TV with Rob Schmitt last week, attorney Habba claimed that there is a “coordinated effort” between officials in the Democratic super-majority state and the Biden administration to legally impede the current president’s political opponent.
Furthermore, Habba has alleged that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is the “puppeteer” controlling President Biden’s Justice Department. She asserts that the Department is collaborating with the office of Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to reopen the case against Trump, which was closed five years ago by the federal Southern District Of New York.
“[Garland’s] the puppeteer, effectively, and so is the current president, or resident, as I call him, in the White House. Truly, there is obviously a coordinated effort. There’s no question about that,” Habba told Schmitt.
“Back in the day, this case was looked at, it was investigated, charges were not brought. Indictments were not made because they knew the case was not real,” Habba said. “Then [Trump] ran for office. They bring the charges. If you look at that timeline alone, I wanna know how they’re gonna wipe this story away because it speaks volumes. You didn’t bring the charges. You said there was no story.”
“And then he runs for office, and they bring an indictment on this case,” Habba added. “And that case that’s going forward in April is another disgrace and shows the demise of the state of New York, which I used to love.”
In the meantime, Bragg has designated Matthew Colangelo, a previous high-ranking member of Biden’s Department of Justice, to serve as an assistant district attorney.
“It’s disgusting. Just look at the White House log,” Habba said. “If anybody wants to tell me something’s not coordinated, explain to me why a state official, who is supposed to be elected by their state and work for their state constituents, is now working with the White House administration.
“It makes no sense,” she added.
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