Alina Habba
Former acting US attorney for New Jersey; Trump’s former personal lawyer
2 findings
What the labels mean
- ConvictedA criminal jury found them guilty.
- Found liableA civil jury ruled against them.
- Court ruledA judge ruled against them or their policy.
- Watchdog foundAn inspector general, Congress's auditors at the GAO or UN investigators.
- AdmittedThey acknowledged it, or their own government's records and court filings show it.
- On recordSomething they said or did in public.
- ReportedNews reporting they deny or haven't confirmed.
- AllegedAccusations in lawsuits, complaints or from sources. Unproven.
Verdicts and rulings 1
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Court ruled
Two courts ruled she was running a US attorney’s office without lawful authority. She quit: “do not mistake compliance for surrender.”
Chief Judge Matthew Brann found she had acted “without lawful authority since July 1, 2025,” and a federal appeals court agreed. Bondi called it a “flawed” decision and kept her on as an adviser.
Reported and alleged 1
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Reported
Two weeks before Trump pardoned a billionaire banker, the banker’s family hired Habba in a deal the New York Times valued at $50 million.
The New York Times reported she became general counsel at Concord Partners, a company set up by Julio Herrera Velutini’s daughter, starting January 1, 2026, at “$10 million a year for four years along with a range of bonuses.” Trump’s pardon of Herrera Velutini was announced January 16. Habba says any link to the pardon “is false”; a White House official said she “had nothing to do with the pardon.”