Her tenure so far has been marked by party statements and filing lawsuits against the Democrats.
Ag Pam Bondi reportedly told Trump that he was named in the Epstein file
Attorney General Pam Bondy reportedly notified President Donald Trump in May that his name had appeared in Epstein-related files.
WASHINGTON – Alina Haba, former private attorney for President Donald Trump, said Thursday that she is asking her to remain as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor despite a judicial decision not to extend this week’s appointment.
Haba’s statement marked the latest Trump administration’s challenge to oversight by federal courts.
Haba, who has no previous experience as a prosecutor, writes to X that she is currently a representative attorney in New Jersey. The Justice Department will use a series of procedural operations to avoid Tuesday’s decision by the U.S. District Court in New Jersey and try to keep her in the post, a department spokesman told Reuters.
“I will not put any pressure on you,” Haba wrote to X. “I don’t answer politics.”
A US District Court judge in New Jersey refused to extend Haba’s term as interim US lawyer and instead named Decily Grace, the office’s second-highest ranking officer, as her replacement.
But hours later, Attorney General Pam Bondy said the grace had been removed and the judge had accused him of politically motivated and trying to stop Trump’s authority.
US law allows the U.S. District Court to step in if the 120-day term of office for a U.S. intervening agency and the court regularly invokes its powers.
In a LinkedIn post Wednesday, Grace said he is “ready to comply” with the court order and “starts to serve according to the law.”
It was not immediately clear whether Grace or a district court judge would attempt to challenge the pilot. Neither could be immediately reached for comment.
Carl Tobias, a law professor at Richmond University, Virginia, said the Trump administration appears to have legal authority to do so, but could further strain its relationship with federal courts.
“It undermines that authority from Congress,” Tobias said. “But that’s not about to bother this White House or this Department of Justice.”
The judiciary emerged as one of the few checks on the active use of Trump’s presidential rights in his second term. White House officials accused the judge of blocking some of Trump’s agenda.
Haba drew criticism after saying he wanted to use his role to support Republicans in New Jersey, bringing two criminal cases against Democratic officials during his tenure.
