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Alina Habba quickly backs down after E. Jean Carroll lawyer threatens her

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Habba had questioned if a conflict of interest existed between Carroll

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  1. Newsweek

    Alina Habba quickly backs down after E. Jean Carroll lawyer threatens her (opens Newsweek)

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    Habba had questioned if a conflict of interest existed between Carroll

  2. Insider

    E. Jean Carroll's lawyer threatens sanctions against Alina Habba after Trump lawyer pushes false conflict-of-interest story (opens Insider)

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    Donald Trump's attorney said E. Jean Carroll's lawyer had an undisclosed professional relationship with the judge overseeing their defamation trials.

  3. Salon

    E. Jean Carroll's lawyer threatens to seek sanctions over Alina Habba's "utterly baseless" claim (opens Salon)

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    Roberta Kaplan accused Trump's lawyer of pushing a "false narrative" over alleged conflict of interest.

  4. NBC News

    Trump lawyer Alina Habba makes, then backs off, 'conflict' allegation against E. Jean Carroll judge (opens NBC News)

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    Former President Donald Trump's attorney Alina Habba on Tuesday backed off of a conflict of interest claim against the judge who presided over the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial after Carroll's lawyer threatened to pursue sanctions.

  5. PoliticusUSA

    Alina Habba Messed With E. Jean Carroll's Lawyer And Could Be Facing Sanctions (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    Alina Habba tried to get the E. Jean Carroll verdict dismissed by filing a baseless attack on Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, who responded by threatening to pursue sanctions against Habba.

  6. Newsweek

  7. Newsweek

    Alina Habba's move against judge "self-defeating"—Legal analyst (opens Newsweek)

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    The Trump attorney is claiming there is a conflict of interest between Judge Lewis Kaplan and one of E. Jean Carroll's lawyers.

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