President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Alina Habba, acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, for Senate confirmation to the post.

Habba, the president’s former spokeswoman and personal lawyer, has been serving in the role since March.

Since then, she has gone after the mayor of New Jersey’s largest city and three members of the state’s congressional delegation. In early May, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center where he was protesting its opening.

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