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Magistrate Judge André M. Espinosa scolded U.S. Attorney Alina Habba after dropped charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.
Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba, Trump’s personal attorney, appeared on Fox News on May 9 shortly after federal agents arrested Baraka during a protest outside the facility, which has been the site of ongoing demonstrations demanding transparency about the conditions inside.
Magistrate Judge André M. Espinosa granted what he called the “embarrassing retraction” of the trespassing charge following a May 9 incident.
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) knocked acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba over her prosecution of his fellow Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), calling the charges against her “trash.” Habba charged
The complaint was presented to a U.S. magistrate judge shortly before New Jersey’s interim U.S. attorney, Alina Habba, announced the charge.