Trump attorney Alina Habba on Tuesday walked back her claim of a potential conflict of interest by the judge in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case but signaled that the former president will seek a new trial in the case.
Habba on Monday raised questions about a potential conflict of interest stemming from the fact that Judge Lewis Kaplan and Carroll attorney Roberta Kaplan, who are not related, worked briefly at the same law firm in the 90s. Habba walked back her suggestion after Roberta Kaplan refuted the allegation and threatened to pursue sanctions over Habba’s “utterly baseless” claim.
