Controversy is festering over a US District Court's recent attempted replacement of Interim US Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba. US Attorn

Just hours after replacing Alina Habba as U.S. attorney in New Jersey with her assistant, Desiree Leigh Grace, Grace was forced to step down, too. Mere hours after the court moved Tuesday to not extend Habba’s 120-day appointment and name her successor,

Alina Habba’s term as interim U.S. attorney was set to expire this week. Federal judges announced a replacement, but Attorney General Pam Bondi quickly intervened.

Some of the controversy stems from remarks following her March appointment, when Habba hoped to “turn New Jersey red.” “Hopefully, while I’m there, I can help that cause,” she said.

President Donald Trump has officially nominated Alina Habba to serve as U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, solidifying a controversial choice expected to face opposition in the U.S ...

President Donald Trump is nominating interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba for a full four-year term, the White House announced July 1.. Habba was named U.S. attorney ...

President Donald Trump nominated Alina Habba, his former campaign spokeswoman and personal lawyer, to be New Jersey’s permanent U.S. attorney.

Alina Habba's unexpected rise from Lehigh University and Widener Law School graduate to a key figure in Trump's legal circle is marked by controversy.