In one of the latest setbacks for the Trump administration, New Jersey's acting U.S. attorney has been disqualified from the role after an appeal by the government.

On Monday, an appellate court ruled that New Jersey acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, a Trump appointee, is disqualified from the role.

'It is apparent that the current administration has been frustrated by some of the legal and political barriers to getting its appointees in place.'

A panel of three judges on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — two George W. Bush appointees and one Obama appointee — unanimously affirmed a lower-court judge's ruling against Habba's appointment.

“It is apparent that the current administration has been frustrated by some of the legal and political barriers to getting its appointees in pla

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