Trump pick resigns as top N.J. federal prosecutor

President Trump's former personal attorney Alina Habba resigned Monday as the top federal prosecutor for New Jersey, leaving the job after an appeals court said she had been serving in the post unlawfully.

- By JAKE OFFENHARTZ AND ALANNA DURKIN RICHER

ALINA HABBA says she will still fight rulings against her appointment.

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In a statement posted on social media, Habba assailed the court's ruling as political and said she was resigning “to protect the stability and integrity” of her office.

“But do not mistake compliance for surrender,” she said, adding that the administration would continue its appeal of the court rulings ousting her from the position. “This decision will not weaken the Justice Department and it will not weaken me.”

Habba said she would remain with the Justice Department as a senior advisor to Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi. Her former duties will, for now, be split among three lawyers in the office.

Habba, 41, was appointed in March to serve a temporary term as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, a powerful post charged with enforcing federal criminal and civil law.