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Alina Habba says she 'won't be intimidated' after Senate custom hinders US Attorney nomination

Trump's attorney Alina Habba clashes with Senate lawmakers over blue slip custom that prevents her U.S. attorney nomination ...

GOP Sen Resists Trump’s Pressure To End Practice Blocking Alina Habba’s Confirmation

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley is holding firm against pressure from President Donald Trump to upend a ...
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Alina Habba Throws A Fit On Live TV After GOP Senators Suggest She's 'Unqualified'

Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba slammed Republican Senators Thom Tillis (NC) and Chuck Grassley (IA) after a judge ruled that President Donald Trump appointed her unlawfully.

Habba claims ‘collusion’ by judges who declined to keep her as New Jersey US attorney

Alina Habba hinted evidence of the alleged judiciary collusion is forthcoming: "Soon enough, it will come out." ...

Trump Goes Off On Republican Senator For Upholding Tradition That Blocks His Nominees

The president again took issue with Sen. Chuck Grassley and his refusal to do away with a check on certain judicial picks.
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N.J. Criminal Cases Screech to a Halt as Habba’s Authority Is ...

Federal court hearings, grand jury proceedings and plea deals were abruptly canceled in New Jersey over questions about whether Alina Habba, the acting U.S. attorney, was legally appointed.
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Another Trump clash with the courts is already spinning out into ...

The clash between the Trump administration and the courts over who is leading the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey is already spilling into criminal cases. A defense attorney is trying to get ...