U.S. District Judge Matthew W. Brann ruled that Alina Habba's service as interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey was unlawful and ordered her disqualified from participating in any ongoing cases. Habba had served as President Donald Trump's personal civil attorney and lacked criminal-law experience. The administration relied on a legal loophole to retain her after a 120-day interim appointment expired. Two New Jersey criminal defendants sued to block her from prosecuting them, prompting a 77-page decision. Habba posted on social media celebrating an appeals-court decision that struck down a multi-hundred-million-dollar penalty against Trump.
Faced with the question of whether Ms. Habba is lawfully performing the functions and duties of the office of the United States attorney for the District of New Jersey, I conclude that she is not, Judge Matthew W. Brann wrote in a 77-page decision Thursday. Because she is not currently qualified to exercise the functions and duties of the office in an acting capacity, she must be disqualified from participating in any ongoing cases.
Habba did post on social media Thursday about a ruling to drop the $500 million penalty against Trump. Today's ruling by the New York appeals court is a resounding victory for President Trump and his company, Habba wrote. The court struck down the outrageous and unlawful $464 million penalty, confirming what we have said from the beginning: the Attorney General's case was politically motivated, legally baseless, and grossly excessive. President Trump won and justice won with him.
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