MSNBC analyst Lisa Rubin on Saturday defended Trump attorney Alina Haba from her “deeply misogynistic” comments about her breasts.
Rubin cited frequent MSNBC guest George Conway for making veiled social media comments about Haba's appearance and intelligence after the lawyer defended Trump in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case. Reacted to the post.
“I was going to tweet 'Silicon isn't getting smarter' in response to what you see here, but I thought better of it and decided not to. I won't say who I was talking about,” Conway wrote to X.
I was going to tweet “Silicon isn't getting smarter” in response to something here, but I thought better of it and decided against it, and I won't say who I was talking about 😇
— George Conway (@gtconway3 on threads.net) (@gtconway3d) January 27, 2024
Rubin told Conway: “In a world where misogyny remains so prevalent, shaming women for their appearance and aesthetic choices is the most important thing to do when directed at women loyal to Donald Trump. It's just as uncool as if it were applied to allies.”
In this still deeply misogynistic world, shaming women for their appearance and aesthetic choices is no more true when directed at women loyal to Donald Trump than it is toward E. Jean Carroll and her allies. Equally uncool. 2/
— Lisa Rubin (@lawofruby) January 27, 2024
Rubin agreed with Conway that breast implants “may not make anyone smarter,” but countered that “they don't make anyone stupid or weak.” Conway declined to specifically name the target of the attack.
Ms. Haba said after Friday's ruling that representing Mr. Trump in the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial was the “proudest thing” she had ever done. A jury has awarded former Elle magazine reporter E. Jean Carroll a total of $83.3 million in damages.
When asked about representing Trump, Alina Haba replied:
“It's the proudest thing I've ever done.”
— Eve (@eveforamerica) January 27, 2024
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan threatened Mr. Haba with prison time for making disorderly statements during closing arguments. Haba argued the judge's decision not to present slides of Twitter posts that had not previously been used as evidence. (Related article: 'Deep and Hard': Lawyer Alina Haba warns that retaliation will be 'relentless' if Trump regains the White House)
Carroll previously took Trump to court in May 2023, finding him liable for sexual assault and defamation, but not for rape, and ordered him to pay $5 million in damages. . A federal judge in late June 2023 dismissed a countersuit filed by former President Carroll for defamation in August 2023.
