Alina Haba, a White House counselor who previously was President Trump's personal lawyer, was sworn in Friday as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.
A stubborn advocate for the president of the court and media, Haba represented Trump at the High York Civil Trial in New York, which included his business fraud cases and the defamation and sexual assault cases brought on by advice columnist E. Jean Carroll.
Prior to his oath in the oath, Trump said he helped his “pioneer” efforts to “beat the corrupt and grotesque weaponization of our judicial system.” He tapped her for the role on Monday.
“She'll be as good as she gets,” Trump said, Attorney General Pam Bondy vowed to Haba.
Haba, a first-generation American American from New Jersey, went on Trump's orbit and took over the honor and loss lawsuit against Trump by former “apprentice” contestant Summer Zelbos.
In another lawsuit against Trump's 2016 presidential rival Hillary Clinton and dozens of other defendants, Haba was approved by a federal judge for a “continued pattern of court misuse.”
She appears on behalf of Trump's intense media, representing him in his New York civil fraud case, and is accused of defamation and sexual assault lawsuit brought by advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who was ordered to pay $454 million to inflate his net worth by mistake and won nearly $100 million in two ju trials.
She later became Trump's legal spokesman and senior adviser to his campaign, and later joined the White House as a presidential counselor.
Usually, US lawyers are appointed by the president and subsequently confirmed by the Senate, but the president can appoint the highest interim federal prosecutor if there is a vacant seat.
Haba said Friday that she and the president spent “some very dark days” together when she “lost their faith” in the judicial system as she faced a gust of criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits.
“This guy kept fighting for America. I'm so honored that I can now fight for New Jersey,” Haba said. “I do a good job. I'll clean it up. We're going to make New Jersey great again.”
