Donald Trump aide Alina Habba on Monday said that she would step down as the US attorney for New Jersey following an earlier court ruling that upheld her disqualification from the post.

Habba had once served as the current US President's personal lawyer, and was Trump's pick to serve as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.

That ruling led to Habba's resignation on Monday. Also Read | Who is Alina Habba? Trump aide disqualified as NJ attorney

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In a lengthy statement posted on X, Habba detailed her reasons for stepping down.

“For the past five years, I’ve fought for justice on behalf of the American people, and in my tenure under our great Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, we made New Jersey safer

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