Alina Habba Controversy

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Now named NJ's acting U.S. attorney, Alina Habba says she doesn't 'cower to pressure'

Thursday evening, interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba posted on social media that she has become the acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey.

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DOJ Fires Alina Habba’s Replacement As U.S. Attorney Hours After Ouster

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NJ's interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba says she is staying: 'I don't cower to pressure'

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Alina Habba Is Named Acting U.S. Attorney in New Jersey

The Justice Department on Thursday cleared the way for Alina Habba to remain in her role as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.

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Is Alina Habba qualified to be NJ's U.S. attorney? She's not even remotely close | Opinion

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Justice Department fires N.J. DA appointed over Trump pick Habba

Trump tries to keep a former personal lawyer

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Al Jazeera on MSN · 3d

Judges reject Trump lawyer Alina Habba’s bid to serve as federal prosecutor

The Trump administration quickly acted to remove Habba’s replacement following a decision not to extend her term.

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Trump tries to keep a former personal lawyer as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor

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Trump’s ex-lawyer resists ouster as U.S. attorney in New Jersey

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The firing of a veteran prosecutor in New Jersey escalates Trump’s war with the courts

The Trump administration opened a new front in its war with the courts this week — and fired a veteran federal prosecutor in the process — in a dramatic tussle over the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Off...

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Former Trump lawyer says she will remain as New Jersey prosecutor despite court decision

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She’s Baaack! Trump Re-Installs Alina Habba as U.S. Attorney

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White House’s novel maneuver to keep Trump ally in place as New Jersey’s top prosecutor

Meanwhile in the Senate, Republicans on the Judiciary Committee have offered a broad compromise to Democrats in an effort to break a blockade on the president’s slate of US attorney nominees in hopes...

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Trump Pulls Shady Move to Keep Alina Habba in Power

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Trump yanks Habba's nomination for U.S. attorney, appoints her in acting capacity

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Bondi Axes Habba’s Replacement as MAGA Civil War Intensifies

The attorney general acted just hours after New Jersey judges appointed Habba’s replacement as interim U.S. attorney.

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Habba Controversy Expands as Trump Fights Back

Controversy is festering over a US District Court's recent attempted replacement of Interim US Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba. US Attorn

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Justice Department plays it fast and loose to keep Alina Habba in prosecutor’s office

Habba’s disastrous tenure as a federal prosecutor appeared to be over — until Donald Trump and Pam Bondi came up with a scheme to keep her in place.

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Trump’s Dumbest Lawyer Is Officially Out of a Job—Goodbye, Alina Habba

Trump appointed her as interim attorney, but to stay full-time, Habba would need to be approved by district judges or have the Senate confirm her position. On Tuesday, New Jersey’s federal judges instead chose to replace Habba with longtime prosecutor Desiree Leigh Grace, who served as Habba’s assistant.

Showdown in New Jersey Over Top Federal Prosecutor

Alina Habba’s term as interim U.S. attorney was set to expire this week. Federal judges announced a replacement, but Attorney General Pam Bondi quickly intervened.

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Alina Habba education qualifications: How a Lehigh and Widener grad rose to Trump’s legal inner circle as a US attorney

Alina Habba's unexpected rise from Lehigh University and Widener Law School graduate to a key figure in Trump's legal circle is marked by controversy.

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Trump and the judiciary: the consequences of political appointments

Explore the complex dynamics between politics and justice during the Trump administration, focusing on the case of Alina Habba.

NJ Democrats rip DOJ over removal of Habba successor

New Jersey Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Andy Kim slammed the Trump administration on Tuesday for failing to uphold the court ordered appointment of Alina Haba’s successor to serve as the