Trump's Team Fires New NJ Prosecutor—Hours After Her Appointment

The seat as U.S. attorney for New Jersey is again open, just hours after it was filled.

On Tuesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi removed the newly appointed Desiree Leigh Grace just hours after court district judges made the decision to not extend Alina Habba's term beyond its original 120 days. President Donald Trump had appointed Habba on March 24 as New Jersey's top federal Prosecutor.

Bondi says Habba has "been doing a great job in making NJ safe again," adding that "The Department of Justice does not tolerate rogue judges."

The White House says they are pushing forward with still trying to get Habba confirmed by the U.S. Senate after she was nominated on July 1 by President Trump to serve a full four-year term. New Jersey's two senators both are Democrats, and have the power to block her from continuing.

"President Trump has full confidence in Alina Habba, whose work as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey has made the Garden State and the nation safer," Harrison Fields, a White House spokesperson, told Newsweek. "The Trump Administration looks forward to her final confirmation in the U.S. Senate and will work tirelessly to ensure the people of New Jersey are well represented."

The order appointing Grace, a longtime prosecutor and Habba's first assistant, did not specify any reasons why she was chosen to assume the role.

Habba, 41, is a native of Summit, and served as President Trump's longtime personal attorney and legal adviser to his campaign. She represented the president in multiple civil and criminal cases, including the battles with New York Attorney General Letitia James and author E. Jean Carroll.

Her tenure in just four months has already involved a handful of high-ranking officials in New Jersey being arrested or accused of obstructing federal immigration enforcement efforts, among other things.

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