As Trump's former defense attorney gives up her U.S. attorney post, it's worth remembering that she never should've been appointed in the first place.

Alina Habba did not cover herself in glory as D*nald Tr*mp’s personal attorney legal lackey. The inexperienced lawyer represented the president in his civil cases against E. Jean Carroll and New York Attorney General Letitia James,

Former interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba's appointment was stalled in the Senate, and the only way she was going to keep her job was to have judges step in to save her. Instead, they stepped in to hand her job to someone else,

New Jersey District Court judges on Tuesday declined to make Alina Habba’s job as the state’s U.S. attorney permanent, instead tapping second-in-command Desiree Grace for the role.

The New York Times reports New Jersey’s two U.S. Senators are calling her unfit for office. which will likely doom her Senate confirmation.

Earlier this month, after President Trump nominated Alina Habba for a full term as U.S. attorney, I wrote that it was hard to see her lasting past her 120-day term as interim U.S. attorney given her conduct in office and opposition from Sens. Cory Booker and Andy Kim. Habba’s term expires Tuesday.

Alina Habba, who has used her job as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor to aggressively target Democrats, is pursuing an investigation into remarks made by Gov. Phil Murphy about housing a migrant.

Alina Habba Gets a New Job. Published Mar 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM EDT Updated Mar 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM EDT. By . Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina.