Alina Habba Rips Two GOP Senators for Keeping Her Out of NJ Prosecutor Job Via ‘Blue Slip’ Rule:

Joe DePaolo Aug 24th, 2025, 5:00 pm

Alina Habba — whose appointment as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor was ruled to be unlawful by a federal judge on Thursday — is going after two GOP senators who are helping to block her from the job.

Speaking with Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo on , Habba called out Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) over their defense of the “Blue Slip” rule — which dictates that the senators representing the home state of a judicial nominee can effectively block that nominee, if they choose. New Jersey Democrats Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Andy Kim have used the rule to keep Habba from getting the job in New Jersey.

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