"Trump Lawyer's Bizarre Allegation Against E. Jean Carroll Judge"

Former President Donald Trump's attorney Alina Habba initially alleged a conflict of interest against the judge in the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial, but later backed off after Carroll's lawyer threatened sanctions. The conflict claim was based on the judge and Carroll's attorney having worked at the same law firm in the 1990s. Carroll's lawyer denied any mentor-mentee relationship and accused Trump's team of trying to discredit the judicial system. Habba insisted she hadn't made false allegations and said the issue seemed resolved after the denial.