NEWS: Trump has withdrawn Alina Habba's nomination to be US attorney in New Jersey [BUT]

[In It to Win It]

Kyle Cheney
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NEWS: Trump has withdrawn Alina Habba's nomination to be US attorney in New Jersey, part of a multistep maneuver intended to keep her in the position as acting US attorney beyond an initial Friday deadline.

Here's how it works:

1) Habba resigns as interim US attorney, ahead of a Friday deadline
2) Trump withdraws Habba's nomination to take the job permanently
3) AG Bondi appoints Habba First Assistant US attorney
4) Habba automatically becomes acting US attoreny bc of the vacancy.

The reason Trump has to withdraw her nomination is because the Federal Vacancies Reform Act prohibits the nominee for a Senate-confirmed office from holding the post on an "acting" basis.

NEWS: Trump has withdrawn Alina Habba's nomination to be US attorney in New Jersey, part of a multistep maneuver intended to keep her in the position as acting US attorney beyond an initial Friday deadline.

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2025-07-24T21:32:42.142Z

[Arazi]

1. Wait what? The NJ Supreme Court appointed someone else

I presume they won’t recognize Habba so how does this help him?

[odins folly]

2. Justice barbi

Fired the one the Justices appointed as soon as they made the decision

[Arazi]

3. She fired her from her Asst AG position and the court appointed her AG

[odins folly]

4. Ah! N/T

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. Politico has a story about this now.

Kyle Cheney
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NEW: The Trump administration is making a last ditch series of maneuvers to keep Alina Habba in as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. It might work.

w/ @ryrivard

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/24/trump-alina-habba-new-jersey-nomination-00476033

July 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM

NEW: The Trump administration is making a last ditch series of maneuvers to keep Alina Habba in as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. It might work.

w/ @ryrivard

www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2025-07-24T22:44:26.856Z

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. ""Then again, it might not. The District Court has a few arrows in its quivvers."

GeorgetownJD
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Then again, it might not. The District Court has a few arrows in its quivvers. For one, the District Court could simply not recognize Alina Habba's filings and treat Ms. Grace as the interim USA.

If the court takes this tack, a separation of powers showdown is going to escalate quickly.
July 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM

Then again, it might not. The District Court has a few arrows in its quivvers. For one, the District Court could simply not recognize Alina Habba's filings and treat Ms. Grace as the interim USA.

If the court takes this tack, a separation of powers showdown is going to escalate quickly.

— GeorgetownJD (@georgetownjd.bsky.social) 2025-07-24T23:21:57.770Z