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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Dave Collins

Judge appoints new US attorney for New Jersey after Habba, other officials were disqualified

Attorney New Jersey - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A veteran federal prosecutor was appointed Monday as U.S. attorney for New Jersey, ending a dispute between the judiciary and President Donald Trump over control of the office that included the disqualifications of the administration's previous picks for the position.

A U.S. District Court judge issued a one-sentence order naming Robert Frazer as the top federal prosecutor in the state — the result of an agreement between federal judges and the U.S. Department of Justice.

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