NEWS: Trump has withdrawn Alina Habba's nomination to be US attorney in New Jersey, part of a multistep maneuver intende

[riversedge]

Seems little can be done --Trump does what he wants --or what people pay him to do!

Kyle Cheney
‪@kyledcheney.bsky.social‬
NEWS: Trump has withdrawn Alina Habba's nomination to be US attorney in New Jersey, part of a multistep maneuver intended to keep her in the position as acting US attorney beyond an initial Friday deadline.
July 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM

NEWS: Trump has withdrawn Alina Habba's nomination to be US attorney in New Jersey, part of a multistep maneuver intended to keep her in the position as acting US attorney beyond an initial Friday deadline.

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2025-07-24T21:32:42.142Z

The reason Trump has to withdraw her nomination is because the Federal Vacancies Reform Act prohibits the nominee for a Senate-confirmed office from holding the post on an "acting" basis.

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2025-07-24T21:34:24.172Z

1) Habba resigns as interim US attorney, ahead of a Friday deadline
2) Trump withdraws Habba's nomination to take the job permanently
3) AG Bondi appoints Habba First Assistant US attorney
4) Habba automatically becomes acting US attoreny bc of the vacancy.

Here's how it works:

1) Habba resigns as interim US attorney, ahead of a Friday deadline
2) Trump withdraws Habba's nomination to take the job permanently
3) AG Bondi appoints Habba First Assistant US attorney
4) Habba automatically becomes acting US attoreny bc of the vacancy.

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2025-07-24T21:33:39.356Z

[BoRaGard]

1. That's how the mafia does it. Repubes studied well.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Judges will shut that down

Scammy. Scummy. And too obvious.

[riversedge]

4. Maybe. I hope you are right!!

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Concentrate the illegitimacy

ridiculous move

[chowder66]

5. Good people need to create good trouble in the form of Sabotage.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. Politico has a story about this now.

Kyle Cheney
‪@kyledcheney.bsky.social‬

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NEW: The Trump administration is making a last ditch series of maneuvers to keep Alina Habba in as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. It might work.

w/ @ryrivard

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/24/trump-alina-habba-new-jersey-nomination-00476033

July 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM

NEW: The Trump administration is making a last ditch series of maneuvers to keep Alina Habba in as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. It might work.

w/ @ryrivard

www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2025-07-24T22:44:26.856Z