Alina Habba, President Trump’s nominee for US Attorney of New Jersey, appeared on Fox News on Thursday evening to discuss the effort to block her confirmation.
Earlier Thursday, US District Judge Mathew Brann, an Obama appointee, said Alina Habba is “not lawfully holding the Office of US Attorney” of New Jersey.
The Pennsylvania-based federal judge oversaw a challenge to Alina Habba’s authority because the judges in New Jersey had a conflict of interest after they ousted her from her position as interim US Attorney last month.
A group of federal judges last month declined to extend Alina Habba’s term as interim US Attorney of New Jersey after Democrat Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries launched a pressure campaign to oust her.
Alina Habba’s term as interim US Attorney was set to expire after 120 days.
Habba resigned as Interim US Attorney and became Acting US Attorney for New Jersey after the Trump DOJ outmaneuvered the judges.
Donald J. Trump is the 47th President.
Pam Bondi is the Attorney General.
And I am now the Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey.
I don’t cower to pressure. I don’t answer to politics.
This is a fight for justice. And I’m all in.
— US Attorney Habba (@USAttyHabba) July 24, 2025
On Thursday evening, Alina Habba said Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley is trying to block her confirmation in the Senate by holding up the ‘blue slip’ tradition.
The ‘blue slip’ custom defers the judicial nominations to the home state senators.
Alina Habba called out Chuck Grassley for not ending the practice.
WATCH:
BREAKING: Acting US Attorney Alina Habba just CALLED OUT Chuck Grassley for working to BLOCK her confirmation in the Senate
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, @ChuckGrassley?
Why are you siding with the Democrats?!
President Trump and WE THE PEOPLE want @AlinaHabba as US Attorney for New… pic.twitter.com/AiErQvvAPT
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 22, 2025
Last month President Trump told Grassley to drop the ‘blue slip’ custom that defers the nominations to the home state senators.
“Chuck Grassley, who I got re-elected to the U.S. Senate when he was down, by a lot, in the Great State of Iowa, could solve the “Blue Slip” problem we are having with respect to the appointment of Highly Qualified Judges and U.S. Attorneys, with a mere flick of the pen. Democrats like Schumer, Warner, Kaine, Booker, Schiff, and others, SLEAZEBAGS ALL, have an ironclad stoppage of Great Republican Candidates. Put simply, the President of the United States will never be permitted to appoint the person of his choice because of an ancient, and probably Unconstitutional, “CUSTOM,” that if you have, even one person in the opposite Party serving in the U.S. Senate, he/she must give consent, thereby completely stopping the opposite Party’s Nomination. The only way to beat this Hoax is to appoint a Democrat or, a weak and ineffective Republican. Therefore, I would never be able to appoint Great Judges or U.S. Attorneys in California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Virginia, and other places, where there is, coincidentally, the highest level of crime and corruption — The places where fantastic people are most needed! Senator Grassley must step up, like Crooked Joe Biden did, when he openly broke, at least two times, the “Blue Slip” SCAM, and like others have done over the years, and let our Great Republican Judges and U.S. Attorneys BE CONFIRMED. He should do this, IMMEDIATELY, and not let the Democrats laugh at him and the Republican Party for being weak and ineffective. The Democrats have broken this ridiculous custom on us, it’s time that we break it on them. Chuck, I know you have the Courage to do this, DO IT!” Trump said on Truth Social.
