The state's district judges voted to replace Alina Habba with her top assistant, who was ousted by the Justice Department hours later.

Alina Habba served as a senior adviser for Trump’s political action committee, defended him in court in several lawsuits and acted as a spokesperson last year.

As Trump's former defense attorney gives up her U.S. attorney post, it's worth remembering that she never should've been appointed in the first place.

"You know, we don't believe that [Habba] is acting under any legitimate authority at this point. It just seems that to me, at the very least, it's an issue that has to be preserved," defense lawyer Thomas Mirigliano said.

Alina Habba, a New Jersey-based attorney, was selected by President Donald Trump to serve as counselor to the president during his second term in the White House. Habba is the managing partner of ...

Donald Trump's lawyer Alina Habba in New York City on January 26, 2024. Judge Kaplan wrote her request for a mistrial in Trump's defamation case filed by E. Jean Carroll was "pointless."

Habba added, “Our founding fathers created a document, the Constitution. There’s a separation of powers for a reason. The executive branch is the ultimate authority on federal issues.

More than three months after she was sworn in as interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, Alina Habba has received President Donald Trump's formal nomination to lead the office for a ...