Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba is disqualified as top New Jersey prosecutor, US appeals court rules
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Alina Habba, whom his administration has maneuvered to keep in place as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor, is disqualified from serving in the role, an appeals court said Monday. A panel of judges from the 3rd U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in Philadelphia sided with a lower-court judge's ruling after hearing oral arguments at which Habba was present on Oct. 20. “It is apparent that the current administration has...
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