{"id":2465355,"date":"2025-07-22T16:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alina-habba-replaced-as-new-jerseys-top-prosecutor\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T16:24:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:24:34","slug":"alina-habba-replaced-as-new-jerseys-top-prosecutor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alina-habba-replaced-as-new-jerseys-top-prosecutor\/","title":{"rendered":"Alina Habba replaced as New Jersey&#8217;s top prosecutor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falina-habba-replaced-as-new-jerseys-top-prosecutor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2465355&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Alina Habba,a Trump ally,was replaced as the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey after failing to secure enough support from the state&#8217;s federal judges to continue in the role. Ren\u00e9e Marie Bumb, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for New Jersey, issued the order ending Habba&#8217;s 120-day term.desiree Leigh Grace, whom Habba had appointed as her first assistant, was named the new full-time U.S. attorney for the district. Habba&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tenure included controversial actions<\/a> such as charging two New Jersey Democrats linked to immigration enforcement disputes, including Newark mayor Ras Baraka, whose trespassing charges were quickly dismissed by a federal judge who criticized Habba&#8217;s office for the hastiness of the arrest.Trump had nominated Habba for the permanent position, but the Senate Judiciary Committee has yet to advance her nomination. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche criticized the decision to remove Habba, labeling it politically motivated and asserting that the judges undermined confidence in the justice system. Similar recent removals of interim U.S. attorneys appointed by Trump raise questions about possible departmental responses to maintain such officials in some capacity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Alina Habba replaced as New Jersey&rsquo;s top prosecutor<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2179628\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Trump ally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3460905\/who-is-alina-habba-trump-nominee-new-jersey-us-attorney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Alina Habba\">Alina Habba<\/a> was replaced as the interim U.S. attorney in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New Jersey\">New Jersey<\/a> on Tuesday after failing to secure enough votes from the state&rsquo;s federal judges in order to remain in the role.<\/p>\n<p>Ren&eacute;e Marie Bumb, the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, issued the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njd.uscourts.gov\/sites\/njd\/files\/StandingOrder2025-03USAttyAppointment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"order\">order<\/a> after Habba served a 120-day stint as the state&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-muscles-out-chicago-prosecutor-hot-on-the-heels-of-powerful-dems\/\" title=\"Biden Muscles Out Chicago Prosecutor Hot on the Heels of Powerful Dems\">top federal prosecutor<\/a>. Desiree Leigh Grace, whom Habba named as her first assistant in the U.S. attorney&rsquo;s office, was appointed to replace Habba as the full-time U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3477844\/trump-russia-investigation-what-really-happened\/\">What really happened at the dawn of Russiagate? 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LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, for impeding federal immigration enforcement outside a detention facility in the state. Baraka was initially charged with trespassing, but those charges were quickly dropped after his arrest. The three charges against McIver remain, and she pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n<p>In dismissing the charges against Baraka, U.S. Magistrate Judge Andr&eacute; Espinosa rebuked Habba for arresting and charging the mayor over the clash with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-nominate-texas-sheriff-to-lead-ice\/\" title=\"Biden to Nominate Texas Sheriff to Lead ICE\">federal immigration officers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The hasty arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, followed swiftly by the dismissal of these trespassing charges a mere 13 days later, suggests a worrying misstep by your office,&rdquo; Espinosa <a href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/newsgraphics\/documenttools\/efac447cca427fab\/943935cd-full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;An arrest, particularly of a public figure, is not a preliminary investigative tool. It is a severe action, carrying significant reputational and personal consequences, and it should only be undertaken after a thorough, dispassionate evaluation of credible evidence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump previously nominated Habba to continue serving in the role on a permanent basis, but the Senate Judiciary Committee has yet to advance the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche blasted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jack-smith-is-appealing-the-dismissal-of-the-trump-classified-documents-case\/\" title=\"Jack Smith is appealing the dismissal of the ... classified documents case\">federal judge&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s decision to oust Habba, whom the Trump administration stands behind.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3478204\/doj-fbi-sit-down-ghislaine-maxwell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"DOJ AND FBI TO SIT DOWN WITH GHISLAINE MAXWELL TO 'HEAR WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY'\">DOJ AND FBI TO SIT DOWN WITH GHISLAINE MAXWELL TO &lsquo;HEAR WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The district court judges in NJ are trying to force out [Habba] before her term expires at 11:59 p.m. Friday,&rdquo; Blanche <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DAGToddBlanche\/status\/1947718932908982301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote on X\">wrote on X<\/a>. &ldquo;Their rush reveals what this was always about: a left-wing agenda, not the rule of law. When judges act like activists, they undermine confidence in our justice system. Alina is President Trump&rsquo;s choice to lead&mdash;and no partisan bench can override that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>John Sarcone III, who previously served as the interim U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, was similarly ousted by federal judges last week. Sarcone is still working in the DOJ after the department named him &ldquo;special attorney&rdquo; to Attorney General Pam Bondi. It remains to be seen if the Trump administration makes a similar move with Habba.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2179628\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2179628\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alina Habba replaced as New Jersey&#8217;s interim U.S. attorney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2465356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/habba.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33520,33211,33096,10793,59680],"class_list":["post-2465355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-alina-habba","tag-legal-news","tag-new-jersey","tag-replacement","tag-top-prosecutor"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/habba.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2465355"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2465359,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465355\/revisions\/2465359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2465356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2465355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2465355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2465355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}