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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump has moved to keep his former defense attorney Alina Habba on the job as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, even though a panel of judges refused to extend her tenure. Habba’s term was set to expire this week, and federal judges in New Jersey had moved to appoint someone else to …

Alina Habba to remain N.J. prosecutor: “I don’t cower to pressure”  Axios Judges’ pick to be new US attorney in NJ vows to take office despite being fired by Justice Department  CNN Trump yanks Habba’s nomination for U.S. attorney, enabling her to serve in acting capacity  CBS News After a Chaotic Start, a U.S. Attorney’s Time May Be Running Out  The New York Times …

About four months ago, Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Alina Habba, one of Trump’s personal lawyers, as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. Habba spent her brief tenure in office bringing dubious prosecutions and investigations against elected Democrats, including a failed prosecution of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and an ongoing case against US Rep. LaMonica McIver. Prior to this …

Prosecutor Fired by Trump Officials Says She Is Set to Take Over Office  The New York Times Pam Bondi fires U.S. attorney whom N.J. judges had named to replace Trump ally Alina Habba  NBC News DOJ swiftly fires Alina Habba’s court-appointed replacement for US attorney in New Jersey  Fox News Judges’ move to oust Trump U.S. attorney pick Habba triggers a showdown  The Washington …

Judges reject Trump pick for top New Jersey federal prosecutor, DOJ removes successor  Reuters Showdown in New Jersey Over Top Federal Prosecutor  The New York Times DOJ fires US attorney for New Jersey after state picks her over former Trump lawyer Alina Habba  ABC News Bondi Fires First Replacement After Judges Reject Habba Appointment  Democracy Docket Alina Habba’s troubled tenure as a federal prosecutor …

Bypassing Habba, Judges in New Jersey Name New Top Federal Prosecutor  The New York Times Judges vote to not keep Habba as interim US attorney of New Jersey  CNN Top DOJ official pushes to keep interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba in place as deadline approaches  CBS News ‘Clear corruption’: Jeffries faces complaint for pressing judges to oust Alina Habba  Fox News N.J. federal judges …

Jim Jordan subpoenas DOJ prosecutor who helped investigate Donald Trump  Politico Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey who as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan worked on cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, said in a note to colleagues that “fear is the tool of a tyrant” and that her firing without reason should fuel “a fire of righteous indignation at abuses of …

CNN  —  President Donald Trump “would not recommend” a special prosecutor to investigate the Jeffrey Epstein case, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday — despite some GOP calls to do so. “The president would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein case. That’s how he feels,” Leavitt told reporters at a White House briefing, adding that she …

US DOJ fires federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of ex-FBI head James Comey  Reuters Maurene Comey, Prosecutor Fired by Trump, Calls Fear the ‘Tool of a Tyrant’  The New York Times Read Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey’s letter to colleagues after DOJ firing  MSNBC News Maurene Comey, daughter of James Comey and prosecutor of Jeffrey Epstein, is fired  Politico ‘Tool of a tyrant’: Former FBI …