Alina Habba announced Sunday that she is stepping down as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, citing a Third Circuit ruling she said requires her to leave the post to protect the "stability and integrity" of the office.
In a lengthy statement posted on X, Habba praised significant crime reductions, while also crediting Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy AG Todd Blanche.
Habba sharply criticized New Jersey judges and senators, accusing them of prioritizing opposition to President Donald Trump over public safety and allowing violent offenders back on the streets.
She also said she had spent years battling "lawfare" against Trump and what she described as political interference in the justice system.
Despite resigning, Habba said she will remain with the Justice Department as Senior Adviser to the Attorney General for U.S. Attorneys while the court ruling undergoes further review.
"Do not mistake compliance for surrender," she wrote, adding that the decision "will not weaken the Justice Department and it will not weaken me."
Here is the full statement dated Monday and posted to X:
"For the past five years, I've fought for justice on behalf of the American people, and in my tenure under our great Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, we made New Jersey safer.
"Camden had its first murder-free summer in 50 years. We drove down crime, took violent offenders off the streets, caught terrorists, and put away child predators.
"While I was focused on delivering real results, judges in my state took advantage of a flawed blue slip tradition and became weapons for the politicized left.
"For months, these judges stopped conducting trials and entering sentences, leaving violent criminals on the streets. They joined New Jersey senators, who care more about fighting President Trump than the well being of residents which they serve.
"For four years, I fought against lawfare aimed at President Trump and against politics infecting our justice system. What these obstructionists misunderstood is that my loyalty is not to politics, a title, or a ZIP code. It is to this great country.
"As a result of the Third Circuit's ruling, and to protect the stability and integrity of the office which I love, I have decided to step down in my role as the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.
"But do not mistake compliance for surrender. This decision will not weaken the Justice Department and it will not weaken me.
"My fight will now stretch across the country. As we wait for further review of the courts ruling, I will continue to serve the Department of Justice as the Senior Advisor to the Attorney General for U.S. Attorneys.
"Make no mistake, you can take the girl out of New Jersey, but you cannot take New Jersey out of the girl."
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