Trump Administration Clears Way to Keep Alina Habba
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Here’s the latest for the future of interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba:. David Wildstein reports that New Jersey’s district court judges have scheduled a meeting for Monday, potentially to choose a replacement for Habba, whose term expires next week.
Alina Habba is facing federal judges on Monday in a meeting that will decide if she will step down or continue in her current role as the acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. President Donald Trump, for whom Habba previously served as personal legal counsel, announced her appointment to the role on March 24.
A top Justice Department official has told the chief judge of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey that President Donald Trump has complete confidence in
New Jersey's U.S. District court judges have opted not to extend acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba’s term. As acting attorney, Habba’s term was limited to just 120 days but the state’s district court judges could have voted to allow her to retain the post beyond that.
Attorney General Pam Bondi fired newly appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Desiree Leigh Grace.