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December 2, 2025

Appeals Court Rules Trump's Personal Attorney Alina Habba Is an Unlawful U.S. Attorney
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A federal appeals court has ruled that President Trump's former personal
attorney, Alina Habba, is serving unlawfully as U.S. attorney for New
Jersey. In their unanimous ruling on Monday, three judges with the U.S.
3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Trump administration broke the
law as it maneuvered to keep Habba installed as the top federal
prosecutor in New Jersey after her 120-day interim appointment expired
in July. This comes just days after a federal judge ruled that acting
U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan - another former Trump lawyer with no
experience prosecuting criminal cases - was also installed to her
position unlawfully.


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