![]() Pretending to be ‘neutral’ when acting on behalf of one party is clearly unethical,” Bianco attorney Nancy Erika Smith said in a statement. “Alina Habba used the unethical silencing of my client, Ali Bianco, as a way to propel herself into Trump’s inner circle. Habba then allegedly invited Bianco to her car during her shift and discouraged her from going public with her story, saying she could “protect her” if Bianco signed a “simple” non-disclosure agreement that included a penalty of $1,000 a day if she violated it, in exchange for what the lawsuit described as a “paltry sum.” The lawsuit does not say how much the sum was. “Is this the guy? Be careful,” she wrote, according to text messages appended to the lawsuit. Habba, according to the lawsuit, encouraged Bianco to fire the lawyer and forwarded her a negative article about him. Reached by phone Thursday about the allegations in the suit, Melichar said: “I don’t know anything about it and I have nothing to say.” A receptionist at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster referred POLITICO to the Trump organization, which did not immediately respond to an online inquiry. Habba in an email to POLITICO, said: “I always conduct myself ethically and acted no differently in this circumstance.” That’s when Habba, a member of the club, allegedly approached Bianco “pretending to be a friend,” telling her she had heard about the situation and wanted to help her. After it was delivered, Bianco said she got a call from human resources and decided to hire a lawyer. According to the lawsuit, Bianco learned that an unnamed co-worker was writing a letter to Donald Trump’s personal staff about Melichar’s alleged sexual harassment and told her of her own experiences, which the co-worker alluded to in the letter. ![]()
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