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New Jersey lawyer Alina Habba went from a relatively unknown civil litigation attorney to a national name when she was hired by former President Donald Trump in 2021.
The glamorous former fashion executive is now one of the top legal minds defending the ex-commander-in-chief in some of the country’s most high-profile civil cases. She is also one of his closest confidantes.
When Trump, 76, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to history-making federal charges of mishandling classified records, Habba was right there to support him — even though she isn’t representing him in the precedent-setting criminal proceedings.
Speaking outside the Miami federal courthouse as Trump’s spokesperson, the brunette firebrand came out swinging against the prosecution, describing the charges against her client as a political hit job.
“The decision to pursue charges against President Trump while turning a blind eye to others is emblematic of the corruption that we have here,” Habba, 39, insisted.
“We are at a turning point in our nation’s history. The targeting prosecution of a leading political opponent is the type of thing you see in dictatorships, like Cuba and Venezuela,” she continued.
“What is being done to President Trump should terrify all citizens of this country. These are not the ideals that our democracy is founded upon. This is not our America.”
The mother-of-three, who previously worked for New York fashion designer Marc Jacobs, is the managing partner of a six-lawyer firm, Habba Madaio & Associates, located near Trump’s golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey.
