Alina Habba is 'incompetent' at lawyering but great at making herself rich: analysis

Alina Habba's performance as Donald Trump's lawyer in his civil cases has been widely panned as incompetent by many legal experts. But according to Wil Saletan writing for The Bulwark, she seems to be very good at her "second job," which is raising money for Trump's political organizations, which she in turn funnels back to herself.

Saletan says that Habba throws herself into politics by repeating Trump's inflammatory buzzwords and claiming his legal setbacks will help him politically.

He also points out that Habba isn't just Trump's lawyer: She's also the general counsel to Trump’s Save America PAC, and she’s a senior adviser to the Trump-aligned Make America Great Again Inc. super PAC, which puts her in a position where she primarily thinks about politics and money.

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According to reports, about 84 percent of the money spent by Trump's PACs went to legal fees, of which $6 million went to Habba.

"She’s not just defending a client. She’s also speaking to the donors who are making her rich," Saletan writes. "In fact, a review of fundraising emails shows that the messages she’s delivering sound a lot like the messages these donors are getting from Trump’s solicitation headquarters, the Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee."

Salatan contends that Habba doesn't just want money, she wants revenge against Trump's adversaries.

Read the full article over at The Bulwark.