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A federal appeals court panel upheld Alina Habba’s disqualification as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey on Monday, a blow to President Trump’s efforts to keep his preferred U.S. attorneys in their posts as their Senate confirmations stall.

The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit ruled unanimously that Habba, a former personal lawyer to Trump, is not lawfully serving as U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey.

The judges also barred her from serving in the role in an “acting” capacity, after the Trump administration created a work-around to keep her in place.

“It is apparent that the

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