The U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey was thrust into uncharted waters on Tuesday when Attorney General Pam Bondi moved to fire a career prosecutor selected to replace President Donald Trump’s pick for the role, Alina Habba.
The dramatic series of events came just hours after Trump’s former personal attorney was voted out of her role as interim U.S. attorney by a panel of federal judges who subsequently invoked their power to select another candidate.
The panel was empowered to make the decision on whether Habba should continue in the role because her 120-day interim period was set to end without the U.S. Senate voting on her confirmation.