Alina Habba, staunch Trump defender in fraud, sexual abuse lawsuits, to be interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey
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President Trump on Monday announced that he is appointing longtime ally Alina Habba to be New Jersey's top federal prosecutor. She has been a personal attorney to Mr. Trump for years, known for her pugnacious defense of him against the media and in courtrooms.
Mr. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, his social media site. He said that Habba, a counselor to the president who has not previously worked as a prosecutor, "will lead with the same diligence and conviction that has defined her career."
Habba has been at Mr. Trump's side for four years, at first filing unique, combative lawsuits — such as a doomed 2021 effort seeking a court order halting an investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James. That investigation led to one of Habba's most high profile defenses of the president, then a civilian.
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