President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Alina Habba, said Monday she is resigning as the top federal prosecutor for New Jersey, giving up her fight to stay in the job after an appeals court said she had been serving in the post unlawfully.

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President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Alina Habba, announced her resignation as acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey

This decision comes after an appeals court disqualified her from the role

In a statement posted on social media, Habba assailed the court's ruling as political, but said she was resigning "to protect the stability and integrity" of her office

Habba, 41, was appointed in March to serve a temporary term as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, a powerful post charged with enforcing federal crim

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