NJ Prosecutor Fired to Clear Way for Habba Appeals: The Brief

THE FORMER DEPUTY for New Jersey’s US attorney claims she was fired in retaliation for her appointment to the top job — the latest in the saga of President Trump’s controversial effort to install his former personal lawyer in the role, Justin Wise and David Voreacos report.

• Desiree Grace said her July 22 termination was “completely unjustified,” according to her appeal filed to the US Merit Systems Protection Board, a body that mediates challenges from federal workers over adverse employment decisions. Grace said she’s “received outstanding reviews, and I have been promoted numerous times on merit,” in the appeal, obtained ...