President Donald Trump has named longtime adviser and personal attorney Alina Habba to be the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Habba currently works in the White House as a counselor to the president.

"Alina will lead with the same diligence and conviction that has defined her career," Trump wrote, "and she will fight tirelessly to secure a Legal System that is both “Fair and Just” for the wonderful people of New Jersey.

President Donald Trump named his one-time defense attorney and current White House counselor Alina Habba to be the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey