The Justice Department confirmed Friday that former Trump defense attorney Alina Habba will keep serving as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey, seemingly using a little-known legal maneuver to keep her in the role after federal judges voted to replace the staunch Trump ally earlier this week—though there still could be a conflict over her authority.

The New York Times reported Sunday that Alina Habba, appointed by President Donald Trump as the interim U.S. attorney for the district of New Jersey, has “shattered morale” to the point that many prosecutors are looking to leave. But Habba might beat them out the door.

Here’s the latest for the future of interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba:. David Wildstein reports that New Jersey’s district court judges have scheduled a meeting for Monday, potentially to choose a replacement for Habba, whose term expires next week.

A legal argument deployed by Alina Habba, Donald Trump's attorney, in defamation case brought against the ex-president by writer E. Jean Carroll has been condemned as a "perversion" of precedent ...

Alina Habba's disastrous tenure as a federal prosecutor appeared to be over — until Donald Trump and Pam Bondi came up with a scheme to keep her in place.