This Department of Justice does not tolerate rogue judges — especially when they threaten the President’s core Article II powers,” the attorney general said.

The Garden State's Democratic U.S. senators had voiced opposition to the former Trump attorney and spokesperson.

A dramatic showdown unfolds as Attorney General Pam Bondi cites "rogue judges" in axing Desiree Leigh Grace, igniting a constitutional clash over presidential power. The Justice Department on Tuesday fired Desiree Leigh Grace as the newly appointed U.

Ms. Grace became a federal prosecutor in New Jersey in 2016. She rose quickly through the ranks before district court judges appointed her U.S. attorney on Tuesday.

The federal district court in New Jersey appointed Alina Habba's deputy, Desiree Leigh Grace, to serve as U.S. attorney.

President Trump’s pick for New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, Alina Habba, said Thursday she would continue on in the position despite a judicial decision declining to extend her

The Trump administration opened a new front in its war with the courts this week — and fired a veteran federal prosecutor in the process — in a dramatic tussle over the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office.