Habba, a staunch defender of Trump as his personal attorney and on the campaign trail, said she will step down to protect “the stability and integrity of the office which I love.”
“But do not mistake compliance for surrender,” she wrote in a statement. “This decision will not weaken the Justice Department and it will not weaken me.”
It isn’t clear who will lead the US attorney’s office following her resignation. CNN has reached out to the Justice Department for comment.
Habba’s announcement comes one week after a a panel of appellate judges from the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals found the Trump administration violated the law when it used of a series of maneuvers to install her in the position after failing to win Senate support.
On Sunday, Habba told CNN at the Kennedy Center Honors that the office would be “making an announcement soon.”
Negative_Gravitas on
Huh. A rare win for actual justice. Albeit an exceedingly temporary one, I’m sure.
BeowulfShaeffer on
How can she resign if she was never properly put in the position to begin with?
B-Z_B-S on
Technically, wasn’t it more of she was never legally appointed in the first place? Or was that Halligan? I laughed out loud at the LegalEagle YouTube video where the judge told Pam Bondi that she (Bondi) didn’t have the authority to reach back in time to retroactively change her decisions in the past. Time travel is forbidden!
Zealousideal_Look275 on
So finally giving up on their Time Machine legal theory
sailriteultrafeed on
You can’t fire me I resign.
alucardian_official on
Has she stopped acting though
farkedsharks on
“Along with learning how time works, I plan to spend some time learning how to direct examine a witness without leading along with other basic litigation techniques.”
sl1mman on
I also quit as acting US attorney for New Jersey. We were both equally positioned.
DrexellGames on
Loyalty got her in. Accountability got her out.
WaffleBlues on
Resigning from a position she didn’t actually have is pretty funny – Why does the media keep indulging this nonsense.
I too have decided to resign as CEO of Apple, effective immediately. Go ahead and run that story, CNN.
protomenace on
Can we claw back her illegal salary, since she never was legally qualified for the position?
Ohuigin on
TIL you can resign from a position you never held.
Man – I can not WAIT to update my resume…
baitshetlo on
Resigning from a job you can’t hold! Anyway so long fuck face!
snvoigt on
This is like quitting weeks after you got fired.
TheTresStateArea on
And stay out. Fucking monster
Gummyvenusde-milo on
Good. Now yank her license to practice law.
IronyElSupremo on
> acting US attorney
According to judges, it wasn’t very good acting. Maybe a Raspberry Award?
Bionic_Ninjas on
I also resign as acting US Attorney for New Jersey. I urge everyone to do likewise!
sandhillaxes on
She is a birthright citizen fyi
CrimsonHeretic on
She should be disbarred.
Lefty_22 on
Next do RFK.
ProudPainting6850 on
She got fired already 😂
rapidcreek409 on
Can you resign from a position you never legally held?
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Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, has [resigned as the acting US attorney for the district of New Jersey](https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/politics/alina-habba-resigns-acting-us-attorney-for-new-jersey?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit), following an appeals court ruling finding that she was serving in her position unlawfully.
Habba, a staunch defender of Trump as his personal attorney and on the campaign trail, said she will step down to protect “the stability and integrity of the office which I love.”
“But do not mistake compliance for surrender,” she wrote in a statement. “This decision will not weaken the Justice Department and it will not weaken me.”
It isn’t clear who will lead the US attorney’s office following her resignation. CNN has reached out to the Justice Department for comment.
Habba’s announcement comes one week after a a panel of appellate judges from the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals found the Trump administration violated the law when it used of a series of maneuvers to install her in the position after failing to win Senate support.
On Sunday, Habba told CNN at the Kennedy Center Honors that the office would be “making an announcement soon.”
Huh. A rare win for actual justice. Albeit an exceedingly temporary one, I’m sure.
How can she resign if she was never properly put in the position to begin with?
Technically, wasn’t it more of she was never legally appointed in the first place? Or was that Halligan? I laughed out loud at the LegalEagle YouTube video where the judge told Pam Bondi that she (Bondi) didn’t have the authority to reach back in time to retroactively change her decisions in the past. Time travel is forbidden!
So finally giving up on their Time Machine legal theory
You can’t fire me I resign.
Has she stopped acting though
“Along with learning how time works, I plan to spend some time learning how to direct examine a witness without leading along with other basic litigation techniques.”
I also quit as acting US attorney for New Jersey. We were both equally positioned.
Loyalty got her in. Accountability got her out.
Resigning from a position she didn’t actually have is pretty funny – Why does the media keep indulging this nonsense.
I too have decided to resign as CEO of Apple, effective immediately. Go ahead and run that story, CNN.
Can we claw back her illegal salary, since she never was legally qualified for the position?
TIL you can resign from a position you never held.
Man – I can not WAIT to update my resume…
Resigning from a job you can’t hold! Anyway so long fuck face!
This is like quitting weeks after you got fired.
And stay out. Fucking monster
Good. Now yank her license to practice law.
> acting US attorney
According to judges, it wasn’t very good acting. Maybe a Raspberry Award?
I also resign as acting US Attorney for New Jersey. I urge everyone to do likewise!
She is a birthright citizen fyi
She should be disbarred.
Next do RFK.
She got fired already 😂
Can you resign from a position you never legally held?
You can’t resign from a job you didn’t have.