POLITICS
Trump New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba steps down
KEY POINTS
- Alina Habba said Monday that she was stepping down as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey after judges disqualified her from that position.
- Habba’s resignation came a week after the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a district court judge’s ruling that found her ineligible for the top prosecutor’s job.
- Lindsey Halligan, another former lawyer for President Trump, was also recently disqualified by a judge from serving as the top federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia.
