Alina Habba

thumb | right |Alina Habba Alina Saad Habba (born March 25, 1984) is an American lawyer and political advisor who was named acting United States attorney for the District of New Jersey in July 2025, having previously served in an interim capacity from March 2025. Her July appointment was ruled unlawful in August 2025 and the ruling was upheld on appeal in December 2025. She announced she was resigning from the post on December 8, 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as a counselor to the president from January to March 2025. From 2021 to 2025, Habba served as a legal spokesperson for President Donald Trump, and as a senior advisor for MAGA, Inc., Trump's super PAC. She has been sanctioned by courts for filing frivolous lawsuits on behalf of Trump. She is also a managing partner of Habba, Madaio & Associates, a law firm based in Bedminster, New Jersey, with an office in New York City. Quotes Somebody said to me ‘Alina, would you rather be smart or pretty?’ and I said ‘Oh easy, pretty… I can fake being smart. "Trump lawyer Alina Habba’s past comments on faking being smart resurface as she struggles through defence" Independent / Yahoo News (January 18, 2024) We've forgotten how to be polite. We've forgotten how to be respectful of different opinions and I know that President Trump will get us back there. He really will. "Alina Habba Says Trump Will Restore Politeness And Respect" People for America (October 17, 2024) External links Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Nationalists Category:Lawyers from the United States Category:Women in law Category:Women from the United States Category:Women born in the 1980s Category:People from New Jersey