Senators Kim and Booker Statement on Appointment of Alina Habba as Acting U.S. Attorney

July 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, U.S. Senators Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement:
“This is another attempt by the Trump Administration to install Alina Habba as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey by bypassing the court’s lawful authority and ignoring the required advice and consent of Congress.
“The court lawfully appointed Desiree Grace as U.S. Attorney, and we fully support its rightful exercise of authority to ensure New Jersey’s top law enforcement official is qualified and prepared to serve our state.
“The Trump Administration’s relentless attacks on the court are not only disgraceful, they’re knowingly hypocritical. This very court exercised the same authority to appoint a U.S. Attorney during Trump’s first term, and just days ago, the Deputy Attorney General was publicly urging the court to use that same law to install Alina Habba. They don’t object to the process, they just don’t like the outcome. So instead, they continue undermine the legitimacy of the judiciary, jeopardizing New Jerseyans’ safety, and destabilizing the integrity of our legal system.”

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