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BumRushDaShow

(168,657 posts) Mon Dec 8, 2025, 03:16 PM Dec 2025

Former Trump personal lawyer Alina Habba resigns as acting US attorney for New Jersey

Source: CNN Politics

PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2025, 1:51 PM ET

Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, resigned Monday as the acting US attorney for the district of New Jersey, following an appeals court ruling finding that she was serving in her position unlawfully.

Habba, a staunch defender of Trump as his attorney and on the campaign trail, said she will step down to protect “the stability and integrity of the office which I love.”

“But do not mistake compliance for surrender,” she wrote in a statement shared on X. “This decision will not weaken the Justice Department and it will not weaken me.”

It isn’t clear who will lead the US attorney’s office following her resignation. CNN has reached out to the Justice Department for comment.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/politics/alina-habba-resigns-acting-us-attorney-for-new-jersey

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Former Trump personal lawyer Alina Habba resigns as acting US attorney for New Jersey (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Dec 2025 OP

Not to worry, Alina. The world's parking lot owners await your "expertise"... hlthe2b Dec 2025 #1

Can't resign from post you did not hold, but as long as Justice Dec 2025 #2

That is what I came to say! OldBaldy1701E Dec 2025 #9

Never mind that she wasn't the acting US attorney for the district of New Jersey to begin with. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 #3

She said being beautiful was more important than being smart. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #4

It may not "weaken" her but it doesn't make her any smarter either. littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 #5

Don't let the door hit you... appmanga Dec 2025 #6

Now, get her disbarred Wiz Imp Dec 2025 #7

Will she have to pay back Retrograde Dec 2025 #8

Habba bromeando Dec 2025 #10

Does Trump have anymore attractive former lawyers to appoint? JohnnyRingo Dec 2025 #11

Welcome setback to Trump's criminal agenda. Martin68 Dec 2025 #12

MaddowBlog-Alina Habba's new job in Trump's Justice Dept. isn't much better than her old one LetMyPeopleVote Dec 11 #13

hlthe2b

(113,648 posts)

1. Not to worry, Alina. The world's parking lot owners await your "expertise"...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 03:19 PM

Dec 2025

Justice

(7,254 posts)

2. Can't resign from post you did not hold, but as long as

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 03:26 PM

Dec 2025

She’s gone.

OldBaldy1701E

(10,957 posts)

9. That is what I came to say!

Reply to Justice (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 10:45 PM

Dec 2025

Great minds and all that!

mahatmakanejeeves

(69,264 posts)

3. Never mind that she wasn't the acting US attorney for the district of New Jersey to begin with. NT

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 03:26 PM

Dec 2025

Irish_Dem

(80,838 posts)

4. She said being beautiful was more important than being smart.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 03:29 PM

Dec 2025

She could fake smart.

I guess she couldn't fake either being beautiful or smart.

littlemissmartypants

(32,810 posts)

5. It may not "weaken" her but it doesn't make her any smarter either.

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Mon Dec 8, 2025, 04:12 PM

Dec 2025

appmanga

(1,479 posts)

6. Don't let the door hit you...

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Mon Dec 8, 2025, 04:12 PM

Dec 2025

...in your bony ass.

Wiz Imp

(9,778 posts)

7. Now, get her disbarred

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Mon Dec 8, 2025, 04:42 PM

Dec 2025

Retrograde

(11,413 posts)

8. Will she have to pay back

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 05:00 PM

Dec 2025

any salary she collected while not being actually appointed to anything? I’m assuming she didn’t “work” for free and is as big of a grifter as anyone in Donnie’s orbit

bromeando

(169 posts)

10. Habba

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 09:38 AM

Dec 2025

Jersey doesn't want maga traitors as US attorney.

JohnnyRingo

(20,793 posts)

11. Does Trump have anymore attractive former lawyers to appoint?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 09:49 AM

Dec 2025

Perhaps that well of beauties is running dry with appointments to every thing from Kennedy Center staff to Dept of Justice.

The people who said Barbie dolls are unrealistic role models for young girls didn't wait long enough to see this administration.

Martin68

(27,554 posts)

12. Welcome setback to Trump's criminal agenda.

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Tue Dec 9, 2025, 11:49 AM

Dec 2025

LetMyPeopleVote

(178,604 posts)

13. MaddowBlog-Alina Habba's new job in Trump's Justice Dept. isn't much better than her old one

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Thu Dec 11, 2025, 01:12 PM

Dec 11

After resigning as an interim U.S. attorney, Habba will serve as Pam Bondi’s senior advisor on federal prosecutors nationwide. That’s not a good idea.

Link to tweet

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/alina-habbas-new-job-in-trumps-justice-dept-isnt-much-better-than-her-old-one

But as part of her announcement, the Republican lawyer also let the public know about her next gig. From Habba’s written statement:

My fight will now stretch across the country. As we wait for further review of the court’s ruling, I will continue to serve the Department of Justice as the Senior Advisor to the Attorney General for U.S. Attorneys.

Around the same time, Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed in a statement that Habba will be “continuing with the Justice Department” as Bondi’s senior advisor on federal prosecutors nationwide.

It’s possible that this is a meaningless consolation prize, and that Habba will have few meaningful responsibilities beyond her frequent appearances in conservative media......

But as part of her announcement, the Republican lawyer also let the public know about her next gig. From Habba’s written statement:

My fight will now stretch across the country. As we wait for further review of the court’s ruling, I will continue to serve the Department of Justice as the Senior Advisor to the Attorney General for U.S. Attorneys.

Around the same time, Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed in a statement that Habba will be “continuing with the Justice Department” as Bondi’s senior advisor on federal prosecutors nationwide.

It’s possible that this is a meaningless consolation prize, and that Habba will have few meaningful responsibilities beyond her frequent appearances in conservative media.

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