Habba: Trump Would Continue To Run Even If Jailed

The BBC reports:

One of Donald Trump’s lawyers has told the BBC “nothing will change” his fight for the White House – despite being convicted following an historic trial in New York. Alina Habba has told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg the former president is a “victim of political, selective prosecution”.

Ms Habba, 40, sat alongside Mr Trump during the trial and said even if jailed, Mr Trump will still stand in the US presidential election in November. “We have seen some corruption in this country that frankly has never seen before in our judicial system,” Ms Habba said.

“He is running for president, nothing will change there. The people that need him in this country, because frankly it’s more important than anything anybody else thinks. Our people are speaking loudly, they’re donating, they’re small donors, and they are standing up because they are afraid, because we cannot have this happen to us.”

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As you’ll see in the clip below, the BBC’s host presses Habba twice on Trump running for president from jail.

Legal experts have said that the chance of Trump being jailed over the New York conviction is very slim, but the Trump and his surrogates continue to pretend that it’s a strong possibility. Trump himself was falsely claimed that he faces “187 years.”

‘Donald Trump is the victim’ – we speak to one of his legal team, @AlinaHabba – full interview on #bbclaurak tomorrow morning, along with everything you need to know on #GE2024 week 2 pic.twitter.com/tbVxpAgJCF

— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) June 1, 2024