QOTD: "She's A Moron...There's No Appeal Here"

Nashville attorney Brian Manookian, commenting on his "X" account about the non-existent prospects for an appeal of the E. Jean Carroll verdict that will strip the Malignant Loser of $83 million for his continued, vicious defamation of her, with the incompetent assistance of his attorney Alina Habba:

"To have a meritorious appeal, you have to preserve a reversible error at the trial level.  This is why you hire competent counsel. You need someone who actually knows the rules of evidence and procedure.

Alina Habba had no clue what was occurring throughout the trial. She not only failed to preserve any remote grounds for appeal, like a moron, she repeatedly and unintentionally waived them over and over.

For example, she kept saying "no objection" as exhibits were entered into evidence.

It appeared to me that she was saying that because that's something she had heard real lawyers say before. 

Unfortunately for Mr. Trump, what she was doing over and over was waiving his ability to appeal over those evidentiary issues. Because she is a moron who would rather *play* lawyer than do the research to *be* a lawyer. 

There's no appeal here. And because people have asked me in the past, no, there is no such thing as an incompetent counsel defense in civil cases. That's for criminal matters. 

Take this verdict to the bank." (our emphasis)

Habba, who seems to be mimicking the appearance of the Malignant Loser's current wife, was on a right-wing podcast earlier this month and said that she'd rather be pretty than smart because "I can fake being smart." Riiiiight! And when do you start?

No one doubts that the sexual predator that she represented picked Habba primarily for her appearance and her rabid MAGA loyalty, not her lawyerly bona fides. But that pick contributed to him losing $83 million for starters. We'll see what Justice Engoron rules in the coming days in his business fraud case, where the Malignant Loser's defense was also mishandled by Habba, and where the potential penalty is far greater.

(photo: Habba, not looking smart. Tom Brenner / Washington Post via Getty Images)