{"id":2299935,"date":"2024-07-18T21:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T01:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyer-alina-habba-says-only-crime-former-president-has-committed-is-loving-america-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T21:07:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T01:07:54","slug":"alina-habba-trumps-lawyer-claims-the-only-crime-the-former-president-committed-is-loving-america-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alina-habba-trumps-lawyer-claims-the-only-crime-the-former-president-committed-is-loving-america-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Alina Habba, Trump&#8217;s lawyer, claims the only &#8216;crime&#8217; the former president committed is &#8216;loving America&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falina-habba-trumps-lawyer-claims-the-only-crime-the-former-president-committed-is-loving-america-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2299935&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Trump lawyer \u200cAlina Habba spoke at the Republican\u200b National Convention, praising former President \u2064Donald Trump and defending him against criminal cases. She emphasized that\u200b the only crime Trump\u2064 has \u2064committed is \u2062&#8221;loving America.&#8221; Habba shared her personal experience with \u200bTrump and highlighted his impact on her career. The remarks come after \u200bcharges against Trump \u200dwere <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paxton-urges-gop-state-lawmakers-to-tighten-election-integrity-laws\/\" title=\"Paxton Urges GOP State Lawmakers to Tighten Election Integrity Laws\">dismissed due<\/a> to legal violations in the appointment of\u200b special counsel Jack Smith. Habba&#8217;s speech aimed to humanize Trump and strengthen support for him.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump lawyer Alina Habba&nbsp;says only &lsquo;crime&rsquo; former president has committed is &lsquo;loving America&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1706917\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>MILWAUKEE &mdash;<\/strong> Trump attorney Alina Habba took the stage at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican National Convention\">Republican National Convention<\/a> on Thursday looking to humanize former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald_trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican National Convention\">Donald Trump<\/a> even as he faces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3087934\/trump-post-immunity-legal-strategy-takes-shape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"a number of criminal cases.\">a number of criminal cases.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Habba told supporters she wanted to take them &ldquo;behind the law and behind the headlines&rdquo; to describe her experience with Trump. Habba lauded the former president for helping to shape her career and &ldquo;empowering me to be who I am today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every attack on President Trump only strengthens our movement,&rdquo; Habba said. &ldquo;The Left&rsquo;s madness is only a sign of desperation. Sham indictments and baseless allegations will not deter us because the only crime President Trump has committed is loving America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The remarks come just days after U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed charges against Trump related to his handling of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/roger-stone-announces-he-will-sue-those-who-arrested-him-and-put-him-in-front-of-a-kangaroo-court\/\" title=\"Roger Stone Announces He Will Sue Those Who Arrested Him and Put Him In Front of a Kangaroo Court\">classified documents<\/a> after leaving office in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Cannon dismissed the case after ruling that special counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to lead the case. The dismissal was grounded in two primary violations: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-filings-20-federal-assets-embedded-at-capitol-on-jan-6\/\" title=\"Court Filings: 20 \u201cFederal Assets\u201d Embedded at Capitol on Jan 6\">appointments clause<\/a> and the appropriations clause of the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s defense challenged the legality of Smith&rsquo;s appointment and the funding of his office, leading to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-presidents-son-appears-for-court-ordered-deposition-in-arkansas\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden attends court-ordered deposition in Arkansas for investigation.\">complex legal battle<\/a> over constitutional principles and statutory interpretation. The court ultimately sided with Trump, emphasizing that the appointments clause serves as a critical safeguard in maintaining the separation of powers and ensuring democratic accountability.<\/p>\n<p>Habba&rsquo;s speech comes as she has taken on a prominent role on Trump&rsquo;s campaign team after spending years as the former president&rsquo;s attorney and gaining national recognition in that role. However, Habba did not represent Trump in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-asks-supreme-court-to-reject-trump-request-in-fbi-classified-documents-case\/\" title=\"DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Reject Trump Request in FBI Classified Documents Case\">classified documents case<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Habba has represented Trump in several cases, including a federal civil lawsuit filed by Trump&rsquo;s former attorney Michael Cohen, who accused the former president as well as the New York case where he was accused of falsely misrepresenting the value of his assets on forms required for banks to ensure Trump had the funds necessary to pay back loans.<\/p>\n<p>Habba&rsquo;s speech comes on the fourth and final day of the RNC, just hours before Trump is expected to accept the party&rsquo;s presidential nomination, solidifying the GOP ticket with Sen. J.D. 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She emphasized that the only &#8220;crime&#8221; Trump has committed is &#8220;loving America.&#8221; Habba&#8217;s remarks came after charges related to Trump&#8217;s handling of classified documents were dismissed by a judge due to legal violations in the appointment of the special counsel. Habba, who has represented Trump in various cases, has taken on a prominent role in his campaign team. Her speech occurred on the final day of the RNC, just before Trump was expected to accept the party&#8217;s presidential nomination<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2299936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24027582687789-scaled-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[33520,5374,7204,34350,35534,32076],"class_list":["post-2299935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-alina-habba","tag-america","tag-crime","tag-former-president","tag-trumps-lawyer","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24027582687789-scaled-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2299935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}