Trump's attorney said the former president doesn't need to 'prep much' for his 4 looming cases as he's no 'normal person'
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- Trump has been indicted 4 times in state and federal court in 2023 alone.
- One of his attorneys, Alina Habba, said he won't need to be "prep much" for his upcoming trials.
- She said he's "not your average person" and "incredibly intelligent," so he should be fine.
An attorney for former President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Trump will not need "much prep" at all for his impending cases in state and federal court.
On "Fox News Sunday," host Shannon Bream asked one of Trump's go-to attorneys, Alina Habba, how his legal team plans to prepare the embattled former president for his upcoming trials in four criminal cases in jurisdictions across the country.
Trump has been charged with 91 felonies in Georgia, New York, Florida, and Washington, DC, over allegations he worked to overturn the 2020 presidential election, paid "hush money" to an adult film star, and mishandled classified documents after his time in office.
In response to Bream's question, Habba said preparing Trump for the trials simply won't be an issue as Trump is "not your average person," "incredibly intelligent," and "knows the ropes." She said she believes Trump is well aware of the facts of the various cases and will not need to "prep much" for the trials amidst his presidential campaign.
Trump has a massive lead in the race to become the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nominee. According to an average of national polls deemed "major" by FiveThirtyEight, Trump brings in an average of 49.2% support, or 34.2 percentage points more than the candidate in second place, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
But he did lose some support in national polls after he declined to appear at the first GOP presidential debate on August 23, which he skipped to instead appear on a pre-recorded interview with Tucker Carlson.
In the event that Trump wins the Republican presidential nomination but is also convicted in any of his cases, his dreams of re-joining the White House may not be completely dashed — two presidential candidates have run for office from behind bars and six of the eight GOP candidates at the recent debate said they'd still support him if he gets convicted after clinching the nomination.