Alina Habba Has Been Under an Ethics Investigation for Over a Year

Documents obtained by NOTUS detail an investigation into Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney for New Jersey.

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Alina Habba, once President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, is now the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey Angela Weiss/AP

Alina Habba, once President Donald Trump’s personal attorney and now the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, has quietly been under investigation by the state’s professional regulators for more than a year — putting her license to practice law at risk.

NOTUS obtained documents detailing the investigation, which since January 2024 has been probing what happened when a young waitress at Trump’s Bedminster golf club tried to sue over sexual harassment by her manager.

Nancy Erika Smith, who represents the former Bedminster employee and filed the ethics complaint, told NOTUS she decided to come forward publicly about the investigation after patiently waiting for months without a resolution.