Alina Habba Roasted For Her Dishonest 'Crying' About Trump Trial On Fox News
Donald Trump attorney Alina Habba was criticized on social media after she made misleading complaints on Fox News about the first day of her client’s hush money trial.
“You’re not even allowing a father — never mind a former president — but a father attend his son’s graduation?” Habba griped on “Hannity” Monday, following day one of jury selection for Trump’s criminal trial in New York.
“And let’s not forget Passover. OK?” she continued. “Observing Jews have a right to go and pray to who they want and observe Passover, and this judge would not allow it.”
“Not for any of the attorneys, and there are observant Jewish attorneys on the Trump team and as well on the DA team,” she added.
However, the complaints are not true. Trump could still be allowed to attend his son Barron’s high school graduation. Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the case, did not rule on whether Trump could attend the May 17 event, saying he would have to see how the trial is tracking.
As for Passover, which takes place April 22-30 this year, the judge indicated there would not be trial dates that conflict with religious observances. Court proceedings are scheduled to finish early on April 22 and 23 to accommodate the observances, and the trial will not convene on April 29 and 30, according to Politico.
Habba: You’re not even allowing a father attend his son's graduation? And let’s not forget Passover. Ok? Observing Jews have a right to go and— and— and pray to who they want pic.twitter.com/sUsXRCb0Xs
— Acyn (@Acyn) April 16, 2024
Trump complained Monday that “it looks like the judge will not let me go to the graduation of my son.” His eldest child, Donald Trump Jr., joined him in ramping up the outrage, calling the nonexistent decision “pure evil,” while Eric Trump said Merchan was “truly heartless.”
Trump is on trial for allegedly falsifying business records to obscure a hush money payment made to porn actor Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election in exchange for her silence on an affair she claims she had with him a decade earlier. Trump denies all the charges.
Habba received a swift fact-check and a hefty dose of snark from critics on X, formerly Twitter, for her Fox News comments.
See some of the reactions below.
The judge said he wouldn’t rule on the graduation yet.
The judge said they would take both the first 2 days and the last 2 days of Passover off.
The judge is taking every Wednesday off.
No other defendant in the country would get coddled like this.
And they’re still crying. https://t.co/7xGWj2FAH9— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 16, 2024
.@JaredEMoskowitz who do we pray to again on Passover? I forget. https://t.co/CPw1Sylk4r
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) April 16, 2024
Another lie. Merchan didn't say Trump couldn't go. He wants to wait and see how the trial goes. If Trump does his usual delay thing, it's a no. If they stay on schedule, he can go. https://t.co/y7BfgO5CpT
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) April 16, 2024
If you don’t want to have your schedule dictated to you by a judge, maybe don’t commit crimes? https://t.co/aBOWhvUf9q
— That Snarky Autistic Chick (@LadySnarkOfTNB) April 16, 2024
One question the Judge must ask "Did you attend the graduation of any of your four other children??" https://t.co/Bz2dIYJUpW
— Debbie Faits (@FaitsDebbie) April 16, 2024
You can tell she has a deep understanding of Passover and the practices of observant Jews. 🙄🙄 https://t.co/4aIG94lACI
— Rosalind (not indicted) Garcia (@GarciaRosalind) April 16, 2024
