Former President Trump’s lawyer, Alina Habba, said she sat in the New York City courtroom during his hush money trial Thursday and compared it to the “Twilight Zone.”
“So, you know, you walk in and it’s really actually something surreal. You feel like you’re in the ‘Twilight zone,’” Habba told Fox News’s Jesse Watters.
Habba said she saw several familiar faces in the crowd when she arrived at the Manhattan courthouse, including Newsmax anchor Greg Kelly, CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins and conservative attorney George Conway.
“And you know, I appreciate that they all want to act journalistic in those moments. I’m sitting there, and I’m looking, but they’re snarking, and it’s a very strange feeling,” Habba said.
Last month, Habba said she wasn’t optimistic the New York court would “do the right thing.”
The third week of Trump’s hush money trial will conclude Friday, after porn actor and director Stormy Daniels took the stand for multiple days of questioning earlier in the week.
Daniels alleges she had sex with Trump at a Lake Tahoe celebrity golf event and was paid to stay quiet about the story before the 2016 presidential election.
Trump denies having sex with Daniels. His lawyers argued that the details she shared in court were so inappropriate that a mistrial should be warranted, but the judge denied the motion.
Habba said on Fox News that those in the courtroom would start typing on laptops “when anything salacious happens” but keyboards would be silent when “actual law and facts are discussed.”
Watters also asked Habba about Judge Juan Merchan and his ability to control the courtroom in the unprecedented case. On several occasions, Merchan has given Trump stern warnings for violating the gag order that requires he cannot speak about the jury or selected other characters in the trial.
“He is definitely commanding. You can tell that he is outspoken; you can tell that he has an opinion,” Habba said of Merchan. “In front of the jury, do I think it’s appropriate? No.”