One of former President Donald Trump's attorneys responded Thursday to the tumult over comments she made about an FBI photo showing classified documents found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
Alina Habba, the attorney, said on Fox Business that she has never seen classified records strewn about Trump's office after she was asked to respond to her statement on Wednesday that she had"firsthand knowledge" of Trump's Florida home."The spin is real, David," Habba told host David Asman about the media reaction to her comments."It is real. No, that's exactly my point. I have never seen anything remotely close to that.
Attempting to downplay online public reactions to the photo that appeared in the Tuesday filing, Habba said during an appearance on Fox News on Wednesday that it gave a misleading impression of how Trump's office looks."They give you this appearance that you walk in, and there’s these top-secret documents just strewn about," Habba said. She also said Trump often had visitors in that office.
When asked on Thursday if she believes Trump will be charged, Habba stated that she does not think so but then walked that back, saying,"I don't know." She stated Trump had not done anything wrong, in her opinion, and that"there should be no charges." The investigation of Trump's business in New York, in which Habba is involved, is being led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who has been conducting a civil inquiry into whether the Trump Organization improperly manipulated asset valuations for tax and business benefits. During a deposition that took place on Aug 10, only two days after the Mar-a-Lago raid, Trump stated that he had"declined to answer" questions before James.