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Alina Habba faces New Jersey ethics complaint over Trump golf club settlement

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The Daily Beast, The New York Times, Raw Story and MS NOW report that New Jersey’s Office of Attorney Ethics has brought a complaint against Alina Habba Mildon, Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, over her role in settling a sexual harassment claim. The complainant was a then 21-year-old server at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster who alleged a club manager harassed her. Raw Story, citing The Washington Sun, which says it obtained the complaint, reports the club agreed in August 2021 to pay her $15,000 and that a nondisclosure agreement was drawn up. MS NOW says the office alleges violations of rules on records, conflicts of interest and neutrality. The outlets say the case could lead to discipline, including loss of her law license.

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  1. New Jersey’s Office of Attorney Ethics has brought an ethics complaint against Alina Habba Mildon over her role in settling a harassment claim.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left3Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    MS NOW, The Daily Beast, Raw Story
    Left
    The New York Times

  2. The complaint concerns a then 21-year-old server at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster who alleged a club manager sexually harassed her.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left3Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    MS NOW, The Daily Beast, Raw Story
    Left
    The New York Times

  3. The club agreed in August 2021 to pay the server $15,000, and a nondisclosure agreement was drawn up, according to The Washington Sun’s reporting.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

  4. The ethics office alleges Habba violated rules on record-keeping, conflicts of interest and acting as a neutral third party.

    One outletMS NOW· Far Left

  5. Possible discipline ranges from a warning to disbarment, and the New Jersey Supreme Court oversees the process.

    One outletMS NOW· Far Left

  6. Habba now goes by Alina Habba Mildon.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    MS NOW, Raw Story

How each side tells it

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All four outlets report that New Jersey’s ethics office has brought a complaint against Alina Habba Mildon over settling a harassment claim at Trump’s Bedminster club. Only the left side is present, and its coverage stresses Habba’s Trump ties and the threat to her law license.

  • the left

    4 outlets

    Headlines lead with Habba’s Trump ties and the golf club settlement; the Daily Beast and Raw Story add dramatic wording, while the New York Times and MS NOW stick to the discipline process.

    Alina Habba Mildon Faces Discipline Over Settlement at Trump Golf Club
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

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    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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  • Left4

    most loyalquietBombshelladmitted

  • Center

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In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    most loyalMore neutral: former attorneys

    The phrase characterizes Habba’s loyalty to Trump, which the reporting does not establish.

    One of President Donald Trump's most loyal former attorneys is facing a formal ethics complaint that puts her career on the…

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    quietMore neutral: Trump golf club settlement

    The word characterizes the settlement as secretive, a judgement beyond the reported facts of the agreement.

    Alina Habba’s law license in jeopardy over quiet Trump golf club settlement: report

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    BombshellMore neutral: Trump Lawyer Faces Ethics Investigation

    The word dramatizes an early procedural complaint that has not yet produced a finding.

    Trump Lawyer Hit With Bombshell Investigation

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    admittedMore neutral: was accused of violating

    The excerpt describes an ethics complaint that alleges violations, so saying she admitted them goes beyond what the reporting supports.

    …state’s attorney ethics office said the lawyer known for representing Donald Trump admitted to violating professional conduct rules.

    Used byMS NOW (Far Left)

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From the left

4 outlets

Leads with

  • Habba’s ties to Trump
  • the golf club settlement
  • possible loss of her law license
  • the harassment claim by the server
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  • MS NOWFar Left

    Why Alina Habba Mildon faces law license scrutiny in New Jersey

    The state’s attorney ethics office said the lawyer known for representing Donald Trump Loaded verb“admitted”The excerpt describes an ethics complaint that alleges violations, so saying she admitted them goes beyond what the reporting supports.More neutral: was accused of violatingDisagree with this highlight? to violating professional conduct rules.

    Read at MS NOW (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Trump Lawyer Hit With Sensational language“Bombshell”The word dramatizes an early procedural complaint that has not yet produced a finding.More neutral: Trump Lawyer Faces Ethics InvestigationDisagree with this highlight? Investigation

    Alina Habba, Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, is facing major disciplinary action that could result in the loss of her law license. A complaint filed by the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Office of Attorney Ethics recommends that Habba be punished for her role in settling a …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)
  • The New York TimesLeft

    Alina Habba Mildon Faces Discipline Over Settlement at Trump Golf Club

    The state’s Office of Attorney Ethics recommended discipline for her role in brokering a sexual harassment settlement involving a waitress at the president’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J.

    Read at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
  • Raw StoryFar Left

    Alina Habba’s law license in jeopardy over Loaded modifier“quiet”The word characterizes the settlement as secretive, a judgement beyond the reported facts of the agreement.More neutral: Trump golf club settlementDisagree with this highlight? Trump golf club settlement: report

    One of President Donald Trump's Loaded modifier“most loyal”The phrase characterizes Habba’s loyalty to Trump, which the reporting does not establish.More neutral: former attorneysDisagree with this highlight? former attorneys is facing a formal ethics complaint that puts her career on the line. Alina Habba, who now goes by Alina Habba Mildon , was charged with ethics violations by the New Jersey Supreme Court's Office of Attorney Ethics over …

    Read at Raw Story (opens in a new tab)

From the center

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From the right

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Raw Story, Nov 10, 9:35 PM EST

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  • Right

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  1. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 10, 9:35 PM EST
  2. The New York TimesLeftNov 10, 10:30 PM EST
  3. The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 11, 6:11 AM EST
  4. MS NOWFar LeftNov 11, 12:55 PM EST

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