Alina Habba, Criminal law
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Correspondence shared with a federal judge reveals Trump’s involvement in the effort to keep his former personal attorney in New Jersey’s top prosecutorial post.
Alina Habba, once best known as a fiery courtroom defender and media surrogate for President Donald Trump, has concluded her short-lived and controversial term as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor. Chief US District Judge Renee Marie Bumb confirmed in an ...
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The New Republic on MSNTrump’s Dumbest Lawyer Is Officially Out of a Job—Goodbye, Alina HabbaTrump 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.