Trump can't 'bypass' the law to force a 'neophyte' like Alina Habba into top prosecutor job, ex-US attorneys tell court [View all]
Source: Law & Crime
Oct 10th, 2025, 4:42 pm
With oral arguments in the near future, a group of 10 former U.S. attorneys weighed in on Alina Habba by backing criminal defendants who maintain that President Donald Trump's former personal attorney was rightly disqualified from prosecuting them due to her unlawful appointment as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey.
With the DOJ set to argue at the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 20, the ex-U.S. attorneys, including Bill Barr's former supervisor Donald Ayer, Harry Litman, MSNBC legal analyst Barbara McQuade, and Bill Weld, said the U.S. attorney role "should be filled only with experienced and competent personnel," not a "neophyte" learning on the job or otherwise "unfit characters."
Emphasizing that U.S. attorneys "wield broad authorities that can impact the lives, liberty and property of millions of people within their jurisdictions," the amici curiae — or friends of the court — said Brann was correct to side in favor of criminal defendants Julien Giraud Jr., Julien Giraud III, and Cesar Pina.
To do otherwise, said the brief, would allow the president to "legally bypass" the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate required under the Constitution.
Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-cant-bypass-the-law-to-force-a-neophyte-like-alina-habba-into-top-prosecutor-job-ex-u-s-attorneys-tell-court/
Link to AMICUS BRIEF (PDF) - https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca3.125818/gov.uscourts.ca3.125818.45.0.pdf
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