The Justice Department on Thursday laid the groundwork for President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Alina Habba, to remain as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey even after a panel of federal judges earlier this week voted her out of the role.
Habba’s interim appointment was set to expire on Friday due to the fact that the Senate had not yet voted on her confirmation, leading the judges to invoke their power to select a replacement.
But with just hours to go before being forced to vacate the post, Habba posted on X that she had been named as “acting” U.S. attorney for New Jersey — a separate, temporary designation that would allow her to remain in her role as the state’s top federal prosecutor for much of the next year.