Trump Lawyer Says ‘Experts Were Denied’ by New York Judge

The attorney, Alina Habba, spoke to reporters after the jury issued a decision.

Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his attorneys Christopher Kise (L) and Alina Habba (2nd-R) in the New York State Supreme Court in New York City on Dec. 7, 2023. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez-Pool/Getty Images

An attorney for Donald Trump has claimed that her experts were denied the chance to testify before a New York jury that ultimately ruled in favor of a writer who accused the former president of defamation.

Attorney Alina Habba told reporters on Jan. 26 that presiding Judge Lewis Kaplan allegedly made sure that “every single defense that President Trump had” was not raised in the case. She said her team’s “experts were denied” and couldn’t take the stand.