Habba, Trump and New Jersey
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Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba faces an uncertain future as a U.S. attorney after judges voted against extending her term, prompting the Trump DOJ to swiftly fire her replacement.
The U.S. Justice Department accused a panel of New Jersey federal court judges of political motives for declining to permanently appoint Republican President Donald Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba as the state's top federal prosecutor.
President Trump’s war with the judiciary escalated Tuesday with the firing of an attorney named by federal judges to replace Alina Habba, the loyalist he tapped as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump has moved to keep his former defense attorney Alina Habba on the job as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, even though a panel of judges refused to extend her tenure.
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The DOJ fired Desiree Leigh Grace as the newly appointed U.S. attorney for New Jersey, hours after judges in the state chose her over President Trump's pick, Alina Habba.
A legal standoff over Alina Habba’s expired term sparked a power struggle between Trump’s DOJ and federal judges over who controls New Jersey’s top prosecutor.
The ruling allows the Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey to stay open, where 77% of its detainees were designated as “non-criminal.”
Alina Habba, who is also counselor to the president, was appointed to the position by Trump in March and was awaiting Senate confirmation.
The State Supreme Court decision, overturning an earlier ruling, will allow the New Jersey attorney general to maintain control over the troubled Paterson Police Department.
The first assistant U.S. Attorney appointed to the role of U.S. Attorney says she will take the job later this week.