Habba, Pam Bondi and Trump
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This Department of Justice does not tolerate rogue judges — especially when they threaten the President’s core Article II powers,” the attorney general said.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired newly appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Desiree Leigh Grace, as the Trump administration continues to attack the the U.S. judiciary system.
Federal judges took a vote and decided not to extend Alina Habba's time as a U.S. attorney in N.J., and the court appears to be well within its legal authority to do so. The post A court had the legal authority to boot Alina Habba from top prosecutor role,
Tensions between the Trump administration and the judiciary flared on Tuesday when Attorney General Pam Bondi removed a US attorney for New Jersey that had been named by federal judges to replace the president’s choice.
The attorney general acted just hours after New Jersey judges appointed Habba’s replacement as interim U.S. attorney.