It's a matter of law not activism as to whether she was legally appointed. It appears that her and Halligan's appointments did not follow legal rules and regulations.
“There’s a risk. But that office apparently thinks it’s worth the risk,” one source told NOTUS.
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NOTUS reviewed more than 140 criminal cases filed in recent months which show how Habba has largely brushed aside explicit court warnings about her dubious authority. An analysis of those cases show that more than 39 indictments could be contested, because she signed them after July 1 — the point at which a judge deemed she acted “without lawful authority.” Twenty-eight of those came after the judge’s ruling in August.
It’s the latest sign that
the Department of Justice has prioritized keeping those closest to President Donald Trump in positions of power, regardless of how that could affect actual operations. Judges have disqualified Trump-picked U.S. attorneys for similar reasons in
Nevada last month and
Central California just this week, putting prosecutions there into question as well. In Habba’s case, the White House has been steadfast in keeping one of Trump’s most loyal allies overseeing all federal investigations in a district that happens to be home to his Bedminster golf club and presidential summer retreat.
Longtime prosecutors in the office have become increasingly uncomfortable with Habba’s decisions and tactics, sources said.
Pam Bondi flouts the law.