The 40-year-old defended Trump in the New York case which saw him become the first former US president convicted of felony crimes
Alina Habba speaking at a Trump campaign rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in October. Habba has been appointed counselor to the president.Alina Habba speaking at a Trump campaign rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in October. Habba has been appointed counselor to the president.Alina Habba, 40, defended Trump earlier this year, also serving as his legal spokesperson. Habba has been spending time with the president-elect since the election at his Florida club Mar-a-Lago.
“She has been unwavering in her loyalty and unmatched in her resolve – standing with me through numerous ‘trials’, battles and countless days in court,” Trump posted on his social network Truth Social. “Few understand the weaponization of the ‘injustice’ system better than Alina.
In Trump’s first term, the position of counselor was held by Republican strategist Kellyanne Conway. Habba has Iraqi ancestry and is Chaldean, which is Iraq’s largest Christian denomination and one of the Catholic church’s Eastern rites. On Sunday, Trump also announced he is bringing back former staffer Michael Anton to serve as director of policy planning at the state department. Anton served as the national security council spokesperson from 2017 to 2018.
Trump said he also will be appointing Michael Needham, a former chief of staff for Senator Marco Rubio, as counselor of the state department. The Florida senator was chosen by Trump to be his next secretary of state.
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