Alina Habba, counselor to the president and his former lawyer, initially told Donald Trump that she did not want to be appointed as interim U.S. attorney for the district of New Jersey.
In an announcement earlier this month, Trump said he had given Habba the position "effective immediately."
Habba revealed in a Thursday interview with Real America's Voice that she "did not" want the job at first.
"I was so happy here, and it was surprising," she said of her White House role. "I spoke to the president, and I just asked a lot of questions. It was his idea. He's like, I think you should do this."
"And he's like, you're a Jersey girl, like you better do it," the president's former personal lawyer said. "And I said, I don't want to leave the White House. It makes me sad."
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"He's like, you're not leaving. You can come back whenever you want."
Habba said she hoped to help Republicans win in New Jersey as a part of her new role.
"We could turn New Jersey red," she insisted. "And I think New Jersey is absolutely close to getting there. So hopefully while I'm there, I can help that cause."
