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Ethics Probe Threatens New Jersey Attorney's License

7/5/2025

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Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, is under a year-long ethics investigation that threatens her law license. The probe centers on claims that she coerced waitress Alice Bianco into accepting a $15,000 hush money settlement regarding sexual harassment at Trump's golf club, raising serious questions about her commitment to justice.

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Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, is under a year-long ethics investigation that threatens her law license. The probe centers on claims that she coerced waitress Alice Bianco into accepting a $15,000 hush money settlement regarding sexual harassment at Trump's golf club, raising serious questions about her commitment to justice.