Top Justice Department officials on Tuesday announced that a deputy to Alina Habba, President Trump's pick for the state's top federal prosecutor, has been "removed" after federal judges declined to extend Habba's interim role.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said that Desiree Leigh Grace, Habba's first assistant who was tapped by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to lead the office upon the expiration of Habba’s 120-day temporary term, has been "removed."

Bondi said that Habba has done a "great job in making NJ safe again," but "politically minded judges refused to allow her to continue in her position," instead selecting Grace to take over the office.

"Accordingly, the First Assistant United States Attorney in New Jersey has just been........

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