Alina Habba Rips Two GOP Senators for Keeping Her out of N.J. Prosecutor Job Via ‘Blue Slip’ Rule

[Clip starts Grassley Last ░░░░░░░░ I was surprised to ░░░░░░░░ President Trump on Truth ░░░░░░░░ go after me and ░░░░░░░░ Republicans over what we ░░░░░░░░ the blue slip The ░░░░░░░░ in real America don ░░░░░░░░ care about what the ░░░░░░░░ slip is but in ░░░░░░░░ it impacts in their ░░░░░░░░ the district judges who ░░░░░░░░ their communities and the ░░░░░░░░ S attorneys who ensure ░░░░░░░░ law and order is ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends BARTIROMO And ░░░░░░░░ was Senate Judiciary Committee ░░░░░░░░ Chuck Grassley this week ░░░░░░░░ the Senate tradition of ░░░░░░░░ slip after President Trump ░░░░░░░░ earlier remarks about Grassley ░░░░░░░░ attempts to block presidential ░░░░░░░░ for ideological and political ░░░░░░░░ On Friday the president ░░░░░░░░ on Truth Social comments ░░░░░░░░ made back in 2017 ░░░░░░░░ not allowing home state ░░░░░░░░ to abuse the blue ░░░░░░░░ process It came after ░░░░░░░░ federal judge in Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ that acting U S ░░░░░░░░ for New Jersey Alina ░░░░░░░░ is unlawfully serving after ░░░░░░░░ Trump and AG Pam ░░░░░░░░ extended her tenure by ░░░░░░░░ her acting U S ░░░░░░░░ rather than interim to ░░░░░░░░ the vacancy Judge Matthew ░░░░░░░░ appointed to the bench ░░░░░░░░ former President Obama in ░░░░░░░░ said Habba has not ░░░░░░░░ rightfully the top federal ░░░░░░░░ in New Jersey since ░░░░░░░░ 1st after a pair ░░░░░░░░ criminal defendants challenged her ░░░░░░░░ One of the lawyers ░░░░░░░░ challenging in the lawsuit ░░░░░░░░ Hunter Biden attorney Abbe ░░░░░░░░ Bondi says she will ░░░░░░░░ appeal the ruling adding ░░░░░░░░ DoJ will protect her ░░░░░░░░ from activist judicial attacks ░░░░░░░░ is in this position ░░░░░░░░ she has not had ░░░░░░░░ confirmation hearing with the ░░░░░░░░ Judiciary Committee with Chairman ░░░░░░░░ honoring New Jersey Democrat ░░░░░░░░ Cory Booker and Andy ░░░░░░░░ s use of that ░░░░░░░░ called blue slip process ░░░░░░░░ allows senators to block ░░░░░░░░ nominees who would oversee ░░░░░░░░ home states The practice ░░░░░░░░ a Senate tradition It ░░░░░░░░ not the law Joining ░░░░░░░░ now in this Sunday ░░░░░░░░ Futures exclusive is the ░░░░░░░░ herself the acting U ░░░░░░░░ Attorney for New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ Habba Alina thanks so ░░░░░░░░ for being here today ░░░░░░░░ are you doing about ░░░░░░░░ HABBA We re fighting ░░░░░░░░ usual You know how ░░░░░░░░ administration works I s ░░░░░░░░ new roadblock it s ░░░░░░░░ new lawfare it s ░░░░░░░░ same thing they tried ░░░░░░░░ Tish James and now ░░░░░░░░ re doing it with ░░░░░░░░ S Attorneys and judges ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ It s around the ░░░░░░░░ frankly and this tradition ░░░░░░░░ Senator Grassley is upholding ░░░░░░░░ prevents anybody in a ░░░░░░░░ state from going through ░░░░░░░░ Senate to then be ░░░░░░░░ on Senator Booker and ░░░░░░░░ Kim had absolutely every ░░░░░░░░ to vote no for ░░░░░░░░ for the U S ░░░░░░░░ position But I have ░░░░░░░░ right as the nominee ░░░░░░░░ get in front of ░░░░░░░░ and to be voted ░░░░░░░░ to be vetted I ░░░░░░░░ even got there Of ░░░░░░░░ not I was according ░░░░░░░░ them unqualified Why Look ░░░░░░░░ Hakeem Jeffries tweet Because ░░░░░░░░ arrested a congresswoman for ░░░░░░░░ charge of assaulting a ░░░░░░░░ officer And you know ░░░░░░░░ I stand by my ░░░░░░░░ as a U S ░░░░░░░░ and I won t ░░░░░░░░ intimidated by this type ░░░░░░░░ political rhetoric BARTIROMO What ░░░░░░░░ you want to say ░░░░░░░░ Senator Tillis Thom Tillis ░░░░░░░░ member of the Judiciary ░░░░░░░░ has stated publicly that ░░░░░░░░ Chairman Grassley tried moving ░░░░░░░░ district judge or U ░░░░░░░░ Attorney through the Judiciary ░░░░░░░░ without a blue slip ░░░░░░░░ would oppose that nominee ░░░░░░░░ that means we would ░░░░░░░░ even have the votes ░░░░░░░░ pass a nomination like ░░░░░░░░ out of committee because ░░░░░░░░ would vote no along ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats HABBA It ░░░░░░░░ not surprising You know ░░░░░░░░ re trying to look ░░░░░░░░ this as they all ░░░░░░░░ to get along to ░░░░░░░░ along but they re ░░░░░░░░ looking at what this ░░░░░░░░ The president was rightfully ░░░░░░░░ in by a majority ░░░░░░░░ Americans and he is ░░░░░░░░ to pick his U ░░░░░░░░ attorneys his Department of ░░░░░░░░ officials his judges so ░░░░░░░░ we can continue the ░░░░░░░░ that the American public ░░░░░░░░ for which is to ░░░░░░░░ rid of crime In ░░░░░░░░ state of New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ June alone we arrested ░░░░░░░░ 300 criminals illegals rapists ░░░░░░░░ is so bad about ░░░░░░░░ work The truth is ░░░░░░░░ has nothing to do ░░░░░░░░ the work that we ░░░░░░░░ doing it has nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with the crime ░░░░░░░░ we re stopping It ░░░░░░░░ to do with trying ░░░░░░░░ prevent President Trump from ░░░░░░░░ his agenda and it ░░░░░░░░ to stop So I ░░░░░░░░ say to Senator Tillis ░░░░░░░░ Senator Grassley you are ░░░░░░░░ part of the issue ░░░░░░░░ are becoming part of ░░░░░░░░ antithesis of what we ░░░░░░░░ for four years the ░░░░░░░░ reason Tish James just ░░░░░░░░ overturned in the appellate ░░░░░░░░ because it was a ░░░░░░░░ and it was misuse ░░░░░░░░ abuse of power We ░░░░░░░░ allow and promote that ░░░░░░░░ of behavior It is ░░░░░░░░ just about me it ░░░░░░░░ about people across the ░░░░░░░░ U S Attorneys across ░░░░░░░░ country that just want ░░░░░░░░ do right by Americans ░░░░░░░░ voted for President Trump ░░░░░░░░ this administration.”