Donald Trump’s attorney, Alina Habba, found herself on the wrong end of a lawsuit in November 2023 when a former Trump employee lobbed disturbing accusations against her. Habba was a star player in Alice Bianco’s legal filing against Donald Trump’s New Jersey golf club, where she claimed she was sexually harassed by a supervisor. In legal documents, Bianco charged that she and a co-worker wrote a letter in July 2021 detailing the alleged harassment by her manager, Pavel Melich. It was supposed to be passed on to one of Trump’s senior staff members, but instead, it landed in the hands of human resources. After HR contacted her, Bianco lawyered up, and that’s when Habba entered the picture.
Bianco claimed Habba approached her, insisting she “wanted to help” the restaurant server. She alleged Habba buddied up to her to manipulate Bianco into signing an illegal non-disclosure agreement that barred her from making any claims against Melich and/or Trump’s Bedminster National Golf Club.
According to the lawsuit, Habba recommended Bianco fire her attorney, texting a negative story about him and warning her, “Is this the guy? Be careful.” Habba then purportedly lured Bianco into her car and insisted she could safeguard her if she signed the NDA, which offered “a paltry sum” and included a $1,000-a-day violation penalty. In the documents, Bianco accused Habba of “grooming” her to remain silent so she could get closer to Trump.
