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Alina Habba responds after removal from New Jersey case: 'I don't cower to pressure'
NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES, JUL 24 – Attorney General Pam Bondi fired Alina Habba after federal judges declined to extend her interim term, intensifying conflict over politicization and judicial authority in U.S. attorney appointments.
- In New Jersey, federal judges declined to extend Alina Habba’s interim U.S. attorney term, instead appointing Desiree Leigh Grace as her replacement.
- Under federal law, President Donald Trump appointed Alina Habba on March 24, 2025, and NJ Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim are blocking her confirmation.
- Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche criticized judges’ motives, with Blanche attributing the move to political motivations.
- Alina Habba wrote on X `I don’t cower to pressure` and vows to remain as acting U.S. attorney, defying judges' decision to remove her.
- Broader implications point to tensions between the executive branch and federal courts, and Senate confirmation hurdles due to NJ Senators Booker and Kim's opposition.
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Trump’s ex-lawyer resists ouster as U.S. attorney in New Jersey | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Alina Habba, said today that she would seek to remain as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey despite a judicial decision this week not to extend her appointment.
The courts just ousted one of Donald Trump’s top people from office
Donate to Democratic candidate Adam Frisch. Donate to Palmer Report. Hi it's Bill Palmer. Support my renewed effort to stop Donald Trump. Donate $5 now.Of the 38 appellate judges in the District of New Jersey, most are Democrats, but the chief judge Renee Marie Bumb, was appointed by President George W. Bush. The replacement they appointed for Alina Habba is Republican. This totally contradicts the claims that they are partisan. No, they equall…
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