Alina Habba, 40, defended Trump earlier this year, also serving as his legal spokesperson. Habba has been spending time with the president-elect since the election at his Florida club Mar-a-Lago.

President-elect Trump announced several nominations and appointments on Sunday, including his attorney Alina Habba, who will serve as counselor to the president.

President-elect Donald Trump has picked his personal lawyer Alina Habba to serve as his Counselor to the President in a slew of cabinet nominees he announced Sunday night.

President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he is appointing one of his defense attorneys in the New York hush money case as counselor to the president.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he is appointing one of his defense attorneys in the New York hush money case as counselor to the president.

President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he is appointing one of his defense attorneys in the New York hush money case as counselor to the president.