Donald Trump's attorney, Alina Habba, has likely offended the highest court in the nation with her recent comments, a former federal prosecutor said on Saturday.
Habba, who recently said she would rather be "pretty" than "smart," found herself in hot water after she stated that the Supreme Court was likely to rule for her boss in part because they felt indebted to the former president. Specifically, Habba brought up Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
"I think it should be a slam dunk in the Supreme Court. I have faith in them," she said at the time of the interview. "You know, people like Kavanaugh, who the president fought for, who the president went through hell to get into place. He'll step up."
Now, ex-prosecutor Joyce Vance is speaking out against those comments, suggesting the nation's highest court might be "offended." She was asked about the statement while appearing on MSNBC's Yasmin Vossoughian Reports.
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"Joyce? Your reaction?" the host asked after playing a recording of Habba. "Especially when we have been talking about the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, the reputation."
"That was a really appalling statement for any lawyer to make, and particularly a lawyer involved in a contest like this," Vance said. "All federal judges are appointed by a president from one party or another. And we expect all of them to leave that political origin story at the door when they take the bench."
She continued:
"They decide cases based on the law and the facts, and not on the president who got them there. So, I think that this is, in many ways, impugning the character of some of the Supreme Court justices. I hope they're deeply offended by her comments. They should be."
The "real problem," according to Vance, is that "Trump and those around him continue to cast into disrepute all of our important democratic institutions. Trump has attacked the FBI. He's attacked his successor, Joe Biden. He's attacked members of congress. He's attacked the courts."
Vance then alluded to the Supreme Court's own scandals.
"I think we have to be frank here and say that the court has ethical issues of its own making. But this is really the last straw. It should not be tolerated."
