President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Alina Habba, said Monday she is resigning as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey, ending her effort to remain in the post after a federal appeals court ruled she had been serving unlawfully.

Habba, who had been appointed to a temporary term in March, said in a statement that she disagreed with the court’s decision but was stepping aside “to protect the stability and integrity” of the office.

In a message posted on social media shortly after the ruling, Habba called the decision political and accused judges of undermining the administration’s ability to install its chosen prosecutors. “Do not mistake compliance for surrender,” she wrote, adding that the Justice Department plans to continue pressing its appeal. She said she will remain at th

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