Washington — A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump's former personal lawyer Alina Habba is serving illegally as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey.

The judge's decision came after three men facing criminal charges in the state challenged her appointment , arguing that Habba's appointment last month as acting U.S. Attorney in the District of New Jersey violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.

U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann of Pennsylvania wrote that Habba has been serving "without lawful authority" since the beginning of July and "must be disqualified from participating in any ongoing cases."

The judge did not toss out the criminal indictments of the three men who challenged Habba's appointment, but said she cannot supervise their prosecutions. Two of the three

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