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Alina Habba, Trump's pick for US attorney for New Jersey, steps down

Alina Habba resigned after a court ruled her appointment unlawful; she will remain senior adviser while the DOJ seeks to reverse the ruling.

  • 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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Ex-Trump attorney Alina Habba stepping down as New Jersey’s acting U.S. Attorney

Alina Habba, the former personal attorney to Donald Trump who was appointed earlier this year to serve as acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced Monday that she is resigning. The move from Habba follows a decisive federal appeals court ruling that found she had been installed in the role without proper legal authority. In a statement posted to X, Habba wrote that “as a result of the Third Circuit’s ruling, and to protect …

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