Attorney Alina Habba, serving as the legal spokeswoman for former President Donald Trump, expressed to Newsmax TV that despite being charged in Washington D.C., a known Democrat-heavy region, the outcome of his case is not definitive.
Ahead of an afternoon court appearance before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, an Obama appointee who has been known to issue harsher punishments towards Jan 6 protesters who have appeared in her courtroom, special counsel Jack Smith charged Trump with four felonies allegedly connected with actions on Jan 6 2021.
Rob Schmitt began the program by airing a clip in which former federal prosecutor Joe diGenova suggested that President Donald Trump’s affiliation with the Republican Party, combined with Judge Chutkan’s selection of a jury pool composed primarily of Democratic voters, would likely lead to his conviction.
But Habba told Schmitt: “I don’t necessarily believe that, and maybe that’s only because I’m a product of a little bit more internal knowledge.
“I’m not as concerned based on the facts [of the case]. Am I concerned about a D.C. jury? Of course, nobody can get in front of a D.C. jury as a Republican,” she continued.
“There are processes that we can go through if we do believe that this judge is compromised or won’t be able to give a fair shake,” Habba added. “It’s a motion for recusal.
“The only issue with recusal motions — and I’m not familiar with the criminal court system — but in civil law, the judge decides whether they can be impartial … so, we’ll see how it works. I’ll leave that to our criminal attorneys, but that’s typically what you do,” she continued.
“I can’t see how you could possibly be a person who donates to the Democratic Party, a person who sat on the board with the [son of the] current president and political opponent to President Trump … and then sit and oversee this case,” Habba added. “That just doesn’t make sense to me.”
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Meanwhile, President Trump’s legal team has made a push to delay his federal election trial far beyond the 2024 election.
On Thursday, they filed a motion in federal court in Washington D.C., requesting an April 2026 trial date rather than the Justice Department’s proposed January 2nd date.
Chutkan is expected to set a trial date when she convenes a hearing on Aug. 28, The Associated Press reported.
“Trump’s 2024 calendar figures to be packed with court dates and campaign appearances as the former president confronts a presidential primary season while bracing for trials in four separate cases and four different cities,” the AP added.
Previously, the judge ruled that while it was close, the government did not convince her that all information regarding the case should be restricted, Fox News reported.
“Chutkan heard arguments about the restrictions on evidence in the case. In court filings, prosecutors had argued for broad rules baring Trump’s lawyers from sharing ‘sensitive’ materials with the former president, including witness testimony to the grand jury and recordings and transcripts of Trump associates who spoke to prosecutors,” the outlet reported.
“Trump’s attorneys countered that the government’s request was too broad and infringed on Trump’s First Amendment rights,” the network continued, adding:
In a “close” decision, Chutkan said she was not persuaded that the government has shown all information gathered in the case would fall under the protective order. She ruled that only information designated as “sensitive” should be protected.
“The defendant has the right to free speech, but that right is not absolute,” Chutkan said as the hearing began. “Without a protective order, a party could release that info to the jury pool.”
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WHY DO WE CONTINUE TO PUT UP WITH ALL THESE CORRUPT JUDGES , WITH ANTI-AMERICANISM SHOWING DAILY??? AND THERE ARE MANY. TO ME THIS IS ONE WAY TO WEED OUT THE BAD ONES, HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR TAKEN OATHS, IF THEY BREAK IT, OUT THEY GO, NO EXCUSES, AND ANY BENEFITS TO BE ABOOLISHED. THIS SHOULD GET THEIR ATTENTION. PRETTY SIMPLE EXECUTION OF TH LAW. OTHERWISE, THE OATH MEANS NOTHING, IT’S JUST A SHOW?
THE “DO NOTHING” CORRUPT / LAX / SUPREME COURT, SHOULD NOT HAVE LIFETIME POSITIONS. IN FACT THIS SHOULD NEVER BE ACCEPTABLE IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, FORM, WITHIN OUR GOVERNMENT. HOW LUDICROUS IS THIS??? IT NEEDS TO BE ABOLISHED ASAP. ALONG WITHTHE “ILLEGAL IRS”!
The question that needs to be asked is if the judge would allow a jury of Trump supporters to decide if she was fit or not! As that is the same question Trump would have to face with a Democrat jury that hate him! The case clearly needs to be moved as the jury in DC will not be one of Trumps pears!
hav recently seen articles about the 14th amendment and taking Trump off the ballot for this amendment. one left radical group has sent letters to 10 states requesting his name be removed for “swearing to uphold the law, then providing aid and comfort to our enemies”. this is a confederate war addition from around 1867 or so. I propose a “RIGHT WING counterproposal. do the same for Joe Biden. his breaking of this constitutional law is as follows. HE DID AID AND ABET THE ILLEGALS ENTERING THIS COUNTRY, AND PROVIDE AID TO THEM IN THE FORM OF PUTTING THEM IN HOTELS, FEEDING THEM, AND PROVIDING ALL CREATURE COMFORTS. HOW IS THAT ANY DIFFERENT???? AND MORE TO THE POINT IS EASILY PROVABLE. WE SHOULD DEMAND THE SAME AND MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO GET HIM OFF THE BALLOT ALSO. WHAT SAY YOU PATRIOTS OUT THERE?????