The Justice Department is searching for an individual who entered acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba’s office, damaged property, and fled the scene, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday.
“Last night, an individual attempted to confront one of our U.S. Attorneys — my dear friend Alina Habba — destroyed property in her office, and then fled the scene,” Bondi said in a statement and in a post on X, adding that, “Thankfully, Alina is ok.”
Bondi condemned the incident as part of a disturbing pattern of rising hostility toward federal law enforcement officials.
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“Any violence or threats of violence against any federal officer will not be tolerated. Period,” Bondi said. “This is unfortunately becoming a trend as radicals continue to attack law-enforcement agents around the country. We will find this person, and the individual will be brought to justice.”
In response to Bondi’s announcement, Habba wrote on X, “I will not be intimidated by radical lunatics for doing my job.”
The department is now working with federal agents to identify the suspect, Bondi said, vowing that the government “will use every legal tool available to ensure their safety and hold violent offenders fully accountable.”
Further details about the attempted confrontation, including the suspect’s identity, motive, or how the individual accessed Habba’s office, were not immediately released.
Habba, a close ally of President Donald Trump, previously served as one of his personal attorneys and as a White House counselor before being tapped earlier this year to serve as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey.
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According to her DOJ biography, Habba, who was appointed both acting U.S. attorney and special attorney to the attorney general, oversees federal criminal prosecutions and civil litigation across the state, supervising roughly 155 federal prosecutors and 130 staff in Newark, Camden, and Trenton. She was sworn in at the White House on March 28, during a ceremony attended by Trump and Bondi.
The Thursday announcement comes as Habba remains the subject of legal challenges to her appointment. A federal judge recently ruled she is serving unlawfully in the role, though she continues to oversee the office while the decision is under appeal.