The Trump administration's maneuvers to keep Alina Habba in place as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor were illegal and she is disqualified, a federal appeals court said Monday.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a decision on Alina Habba, a fiery Trump loyalist appointed to serve as the acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey.
The tight Jersey City mayoral run-off pitting sex-scandal-scarred former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey and liberal local pol James Solomon is eerily echoing New York City's stunning showdown last month.
