{"id":2299950,"date":"2024-07-18T21:22:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T01:22:01","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":"2024-07-18T21:24:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T01:24:33","slug":"alina-habba-trumps-lawyer-claims-the-only-crime-the-former-president-committed-is-loving-america-washington-examiner-2","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-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Alina Habba, Trump&#8217;s lawyer, claims the only &#8220;crime&#8221; the former president committed is &#8220;loving America&#8221; &#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-2%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=2299950&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 Alina \u2063Habba\u200c spoke at the Republican\u2063 National \u200bConvention, praising former President Donald Trump and defending him against criminal cases. She described how Trump had shaped her career \u200cand empowered\u200b her. Habba stated that the\u2063 attacks on Trump only strengthened their movement, and\u2062 that the only\u200d crime\u2062 he\u2064 had committed was loving America. Her\u2063 speech followed the dismissal of charges\u2062 against Trump related\u200b to handling \u2064classified \u200ddocuments. The dismissal was due \u200cto violations of the appointments and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-trump-documents-case-dismissal-means-for-special-counsels-and-jack-smith-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"What Trump documents case dismissal means for special counsels and Jack Smith - Washington Examiner\">appropriations clauses<\/a> of\u200b the Constitution.  <\/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 complex legal battle 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alina-habba-trumps-lawyer-claims-the-only-crime-the-former-president-committed-is-loving-america-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Alina Habba, Trump&#039;s lawyer, claims the only &#039;crime&#039; the former president committed is &#039;loving America&#039; - Washington Examiner\">federal civil lawsuit filed<\/a> 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. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1706917\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1706917\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump lawyer Alina Habba spoke at the Republican National Convention, praising former President Donald Trump and dismissing the criminal cases against him. 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, highlighted the importance of constitutional principles and democratic accountability in her speech. She has taken on a prominent role in Trump&#8217;s campaign team and spoke on the final day of the RNC before Trump was expected to accept the party&#8217;s presidential nomination<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2299951,"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":[],"tags":[33520,7204,34350,35537,35534,32076],"class_list":["post-2299950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alina-habba","tag-crime","tag-former-president","tag-loving-america","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\/2299950","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=2299950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}