NJ’s top prosecutor quits after court declares her appointment illegal Associated Press Published: December 8, 2025 Alina Habba (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Alina Habba, said Monday she is resigning as the top federal prosecutor for New Jersey, giving up her fight to stay in the job after an appeals court said she had been serving in the post unlawfully.
In a statement posted on social media, Habba assailed the court's ruling as political, but said she was resigning “to protect the stability and integrity” of her office.
“But do not mistake compli

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