Alina Habba slapped with new ethics complaint over pursuit of NJ Democrats

Former Donald Trump personal attorney Alina Habba has been slapped with a formal ethics complaint over her conduct in her latest incarnation as acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey.

According to a report from Politico, as Habba's case against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) over allegations she assaulted ICE agents outside an immigrant detention facility in May, heads to federal court, Habba now finds herself under new scrutiny.

Politico's Ry Rivard is reporting liberal watchdog group Campaign for Accountability made a complaint this week with the New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics, alleging "improprieties" since the attorney accepted the interim appointment.

According to the complaint, Habba has "acted improperly since becoming a prosecutor." It "cites her actions in the McIver case, along with comments about turning 'New Jersey red' and announcing investigations into its Democratic governor and attorney general over immigration."

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“In an atmosphere where other oversight bodies are caving to political influence, the bar’s duty to independently enforce these rules is ever more important,” explained executive director, Michelle Kuppersmith.

Habba is already facing a lawsuit filed against her by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka over his arrest –– with charges since dropped –– on the same day that McIver was arrested, with the suit stating Habba "directed and ratified" his "unlawful arrest”

The report notes that Campaign for Accountability filed a similar complaint in New York against another Trump personal attorney, Emil Bove, after he forced prosecutors to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Bove, from his perch in the DOJ, is now facing hearings after the president nominated him to a lifetime judicial appointment.

You can read more from Politico here.