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

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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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Just breaking.

[hlthe2b]

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

[Justice]

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

She’s gone.

[OldBaldy1701E]

9. That is what I came to say!

Great minds and all that!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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

[Irish_Dem]

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

She could fake smart.

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

[littlemissmartypants]

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

[appmanga]

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

...in your bony ass.

[Wiz Imp]

7. Now, get her disbarred

[Retrograde]

8. Will she have to pay back

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]

10. Habba

Jersey doesn't want maga traitors as US attorney.

[JohnnyRingo]

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

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]

12. Welcome setback to Trump's criminal agenda.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

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

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.