'So sick!' MSNBC's Mika shreds Alina Habba's cross-examination of E. Jean Carroll
January 19, 2024
MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski was disgusted by Donald Trump attorney Alina Habba's cross examination of E. Jean Carroll.
Trump has already been found liable in a previous trial for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll, the longtime author and columnist, but Habba suggested in her questioning that she had accused the former president of raping her decades ago in a bid for fame.
"E. Jean Carroll returned to the witness stand for the third day of the defamation trial against Donald Trump, although Trump was not in court due to his mother-in-law's funeral," Brzezinski said. "His presence was certainly felt in the form of a video played for the jury. Carroll's attorney played a clip from Trump's remarks at a press conference on Wednesday, attempting to show how the former president continues to defame Carroll. During cross-examination, Trump attorney Alina Habba questioned Carroll about her current income from her blog and seems to attribute Carroll's increase in earnings to the, quote, 'fame' that she has received because of her connection to Trump."
"That is so sick," she added.
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"Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough agreed, saying the broader fame that Habba claims the 80-year-old author achieved came as the result of being sexually assaulted by the reality TV star-turned-president.
"You mean fame because she got raped by Trump, according to the judge," Scarborough said.
"Added twist, from a female attorney," Brzezinski said. "Carroll admitted she is more well-known after writing about the abuse, but added she is also hated by a lot more people. The former president is expected to be back in court when the trial resumes on Monday, where he may or may not take the stand."
"Through this trial, you really are reminded what a vile, disgusting person Donald Trump is," she added. "You watch the deposition with E. Jean Carroll's attorney and how vile and disgusting he is in that deposition – what he thinks about women, how he views them as sort of objects, sex toys, literally so unbelievably misogynistic and rude, that you wouldn't have this person at your dinner table. You would not let your kids act this way, you would not want anybody in your life to act this way. Yet, it's unbelievable, so many people still support him."
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