I saw a tweet (or xit or whatever it's called) about the highlighted bit:
Reality Check wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:17 pm
AH concludes, rebuttal by EJC attorney Crowley:
Habba: Imagine you are living your life. You have a family, a beautiful wife, and an important job to do. You're hit with an allegations. There are no facts -
Roberta Kaplan: Objection!
Judge Kaplan: Sustained.
The author of the tweet (sorry, can't find it) wrote it is basic trial law that you can't ask a jury to do put themselves in the defendant's position, or at least that's what I think the author said, it was brief and I'm no lawguy.
Is that because the jury should be assessing and evaluating on the facts as testified (or exhibited in evidence), not imagining anything?
The tweeter (or xitter?) said this was a prime example of how Habba is not a good trial lawyer. And someone (here? elsewhere?) mentioned that "ineffective assistance of counsel" is not grounds for appeal in a civil case, it's up to a civil defendant to ensure they have effective counsel who will present their argument well.
I wonder if Trump will pay Habba? Perhaps he'll give her a bunch of trading cards, a few leftover Trump Steaks and an honorary doctorate of Trump University?
Trump is finding out that lawyer-wise "you get what you don't pay for."