Alina Habba battles New Jersey judges
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Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba faces an uncertain future as a U.S. attorney after judges voted against extending her term, prompting the Trump DOJ to swiftly fire her replacement.
Habba has been serving as New Jersey's interim U.S. attorney since her appointment by Trump in March, but was limited by law to 120 days in office unless the court agreed to keep her in place. The U.S. Senate has not yet acted on her formal nomination to the role, submitted by Trump this month.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) reacts to an ethics complaint filed against him and attacks US Attorney for New Jersey, Alina Habba. HOUSE MINORITY LEADER REP. HAKEEM JEFFRIES (D-NY): This far-right extremist group that I've never heard of filed this ethics complaint right here,