Counselor to President Donald Trump, Alina Habba, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Maryland, in 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
"Additionally, John Giordano, who has done a terrific job as the interim U.S. Attorney in New Jersey, will now be nominated as the new Ambassador to Namibia!" Trump said, before congratulating them both.
Giordano, for his part, was installed as acting U.S. attorney for the district less than a month ago by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Habba said Monday that she is looking forward to the new role at the Justice Department, including the opportunity to crack down on corruption and move on Trump's other top law enforcement priorities during his second term in office.
From left to right, then-former President Donald Trump’s then-personal attorneys, Todd Blanche, Emil Bove and John Lauro, depart federal court in Washington, D.C., in 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Trump's decision to tap Habba, a longtime ally who previously served as a legal spokesperson for both Trump and his presidential super PAC, MAGA, Inc., comes as the president has moved to install or promote a long list of loyalists to senior law enforcement positions in his second White House term.
Three of the top prosecutors Trump has promoted to head up the Justice Department – U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General of the United States Emil Bove – have each represented the president in a personal capacity prior to his reelection in 2024, prompting criticism from some Democrats over the potential politicization of the department.
Breanne Deppisch is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering the Trump administration, with a focus on the Justice Department, FBI, and other national news.
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