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Alina Habba, Trump's pick for US attorney for New Jersey, steps down
- On Monday, Alina Habba announced she is resigning as acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey after a federal appeals court concluded her appointment was unlawful.
- Habba's March appointment prompted months of litigation over U.S. Senate confirmation amid Trump administration efforts to install loyalist prosecutors.
- Her duties will be split among three lawyers while she remains as a senior adviser to Attorney General Pam Bondi, who said `Alina intends to return to lead the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey if this occurs.`
- Judges in New Jersey paused trials and delayed proceedings, creating confusion and pauses in prosecutions, while Pam Bondi, U.S. Attorney General, said the appeals-court ruling made Habba's position untenable.
- The resignation may leave uncertain the fate of other U.S. attorneys with challenged appointments and high-profile cases affected by appointment disputes, including matters referenced alongside Comey and Letitia James cases.
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Alina Habba resigns over court ruling — but warns: 'Do not mistake compliance for surrender'
The president's former personal attorney Alina Habba has resigned from the U.S. attorney's office for New Jersey after an appeals court ruled that the administration had improperly installed her in the position. U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi decried the ruling and accused "politicized judges" of making Habba's position "untenable" and lauded her record of achievements. 'Make no mistake, you can take the girl out of New Jersey, but you cannot take New …
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