Trump Names Personal Attorney Alina Habba as the Interim US Attorney for New Jersey

Her biography does not include prosecutorial experience, but she has been a fierce defender of the president.

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President Trump stands with his lawyer Alina Habba, as she speaks to the media. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

President Trump is making his personal lawyer, “legal spokesperson,” and presidential counselor, Alina Habba, the interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey.

In a post on Truth Social on Monday morning, Mr. Trump announced the decision, writing, “Alina will lead with the same diligence and conviction that has defined her career, and she will fight tirelessly to secure a Legal System that is both ‘Fair and Just’ for the wonderful people of New Jersey.”

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