Trump's Personal Lawyer Turned U.S. Attorney (Alina Habba) Has Prosecutors Running for the Exit
Source: The Daily Beast
Trumps Personal Lawyer Turned U.S. Attorney Has Prosecutors Running for the Exit
Janna Brancolini
Mon, July 21, 2025 at 7:06 AM EDT
3 min read
Federal prosecutors in New Jersey are reportedly desperate to be free of President Donald Trumps former personal attorney and partisan sidekick, Alina Habba.
Days after she was announced as the presidents pick to serve as the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Habba vowed to use the traditionally independent and non-partisan role to turn New Jersey red.
Habba, 41, had served as Trumps personal attorney and adviser since 2021, when many law firms were avoiding him over election denials and his role in the January 6, 2021, attacks on the Capitol.
Although some prosecutors had hoped that Habba was just putting on a media show for Trump and his MAGA base, she has infuriated staffers by apparently following through on her March promise to bring partisan politics to the role, according to a report in The New York Times.
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