President Donald Trump nominated Alina Habba, his former campaign spokeswoman and personal lawyer, to be New Jersey’s U.S. attorney. Trump appointed Habba in March to the office as interim U.S. attorney in the Garden State,

Ms. Habba, the president’s former spokeswoman and personal lawyer, has been serving in an interim capacity. She had no prosecutorial experience when she was appointed.

President Donald Trump plans to nominate his former personal lawyer Alina Habba to serve full-time as the top prosecutor in New Jersey, teeing up a likely confirmation battle in the Senate.