Anybody representing the former President Donald Trump as an attorney must aim for infallibility. Anything short draws his scorn.
The New York Times' Maggie Haberman appearing on CNN's "The Source" with Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday explained that the 45th president is a tough client to please.
"He's almost never happy with his legal team," she said.
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Trump suffered a loss last week in federal civil court where a New York jury of seven men and two women awarded 80-year-old columnist E. Jean Carroll with $83.3 million for suffering defamation since she came forward with claims she was sexually violated inside of a dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman. The case was purportedly a tricky one to win.
A separate trial last year convened where Trump was a no-show and a jury found him liable for sexually abusing Carroll and defaming her, calling her claims "a hoax and a lie" and adding, "This woman is not my type!"
Two weeks before the curtain raised on the second defamation trial, notable trial attorney Joe Tacopina withdrew as his counsel.
He is one of many Trump lawyers who have stepped away from repping him in his many ongoing legal cases including Jim Trusty and Timothy Parlatore, who both played central roles in his Mar-a-Lago classified documents hoarding investigation.
Alina Habba took over for Tacopina and throughout the weeks of trial, constant fireworks ensued between her and U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan.
At one point early on, Habba sought a delay for Trump after his mother-in-law passed away, and in an exchange she was scolded and told to "sit down."
"I don't know how winnable this case was for anybody, Alina Habba or not," Haberman said. "But, you know, Trump has certain things he wants from his lawyers and I think you see that."
