The White House threw its support behind Habba after federal judges in New Jersey didn’t extend her term as interim U.S. attorney.
The White House threw its support behind Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s former personal defense attorney and interim U.S. attorney in New Jersey, after federal judges in the state declined to extend Habba’s term as the interim top prosecutor.
„President Trump has full confidence in Alina Habba, whose work as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey has made the Garden State and the nation safer“, Harrison Fields, a White House spokesperson, told Newsweek in a statement. „The Trump Administration looks forward to her final confirmation in the U.S. Senate and will work tirelessly to ensure the people of New Jersey are well represented.“The Context
The White House’s statement came after Chief Judge Renée Bumb in New Jersey issued a brief order stating that the panel of judges would not extend Habba’s tenure as interim U.
