Trump Lawyer Alina Habba Quietly Settles With Ex-Bedminster Waitress Involved In Hush Money Deal

Alina Habba, the Donald Trump defense attorney who has drawn the ire of judges and even her own teammates, has settled a case with a former Trump National Golf Club Bedminster employee who accused her of betraying her oath as a lawyer — all to get into the former president’s inner circle.

Habba signed the monetary settlement on Aug. 27, and the terms remain confidential. The deal is the latest chapter in the legal problems Habba, Trump’s favorite TV bulldog, is facing.

Habba’s professional ethics were called into question last year when Alice Bianco, a former waitress at Bedminster, sued the golf club for having allegedly “defrauded” her into accepting $15,000 on the condition that she keep quiet about sexual harassment allegations. Habba brokered that deal, the lawsuit alleges. Nondisclosure agreements “relating to a claim of discrimination, retaliation, or harassment” are “against public policy and unenforceable” in New Jersey, per statute.

In March, the club agreed to void the hush money deal in a settlement agreement, let her keep the cash and pay her lawyer, Nancy Erika Smith, $82,500 in fees. But the club cut Habba out of that settlement, leaving her wide open to getting personally sued for her role in the ordeal.

Habba and Bianco attended mediation and later agreed to settle the matter out of court, Bianco and Smith told NOTUS, calling the deal a complete victory.

“I feel very proud. I’m very grateful to have my life back. This was a three-year-long fight that caused many sleepless nights,” Bianco said. “I pray that she gets what she deserves.”

In the summer of 2021, Bianco was a 21-year-old server at Bedminster, which doubles as Trump’s summertime home in New Jersey. That’s when, according to her lawsuit, she says she got tired of facing a barrage of sexual harassment from her boss, who oversaw the restaurant staff.

“He’s a sick, sick fuck,” Bianco said of her former manager at the club, echoing allegations in the lawsuit that he required her to “engage in sex as a quid pro quo for continued employment and protection.”