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Court disqualifies Trump's NJ prosecutor pick Alina Habba
MSNBCยท 2025-12-02 16:46
We turn now to a followup on a story that broke uh during our show yesterday. A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling disqualifying Alina Haba from serving as acting US attorney in New Jersey. In a 32-page decision released yesterday, the third circuit court of appeals found Haba's appointment violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, adding the effort to install Haba ran a foul of the law.The challenge was brought by three criminal defendants after a lower court had already ruled her appointment unlaw ...