As Alina Habba gives up her U.S. attorney post, it's worth remembering that Donald Trump never should've appointed her in the first place.

The Trump administration did some personnel maneuvering to prevent the U.S. attorney's deputy from taking the top job.

Former Trump defense attorney Alina Habba was replaced as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey on Tuesday, according to a court order, failing to secure the votes needed from the state’s federal judges to remain, after the Trump ally drew controversy during her tenure for charging Democratic politicians over their clashes with federal immigration agents.

The Trump administration quickly acted to remove Habba’s replacement following a decision not to extend her term.

Controversy is festering over a US District Court's recent attempted replacement of Interim US Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba. US Attorn

The Department of Justice quickly fired the newly named US attorney in New Jersey on Tuesday after federal judges in the state declined to extend Alina Habba’s interim appointment.

A panel of judges declined to permanently appoint Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba as the state's top federal prosecutor and instead appointed the office's No. 2 attorney.

The New York Times reports New Jersey’s two U.S. Senators are calling her unfit for office. which will likely doom her Senate confirmation.

Alina Habba faces removal as US Attorney as criticism mounts over Trump ties, lack of experience, controversial remarks, and blocked Senate confirmation.