31 Facts About Alina Habba

Alina Saad Habba is an American lawyer who is currently serving as acting US Attorney for the District of New Jersey, as well as a Counselor to the President in the second Trump administration.

Between 2021 and 2025, Habba was a legal spokesperson for President Donald Trump, and a senior advisor for MAGA, Inc.

Alina Habba and her two siblings were born in Summit, New Jersey.

Alina Habba attended Lehigh University, graduating in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in political science.

Between 2005 and 2007, Alina Habba worked in the fashion industry in accessories production and marketing with executives at Marc Jacobs.

Alina Habba obtained a Juris Doctor from the Widener University Commonwealth Law School in 2010.

Alina Habba is licensed to practice law in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

Alina Habba has served as lead counsel for three cases, including a federal class action suit against a New Jersey nursing home accused of various negligent acts and consumer fraud violations.

Alina Habba has held the position of general counsel for her second husband's parking garage company.

Alina Habba has represented clients in various legal cases including a man suing a nursing home in New Jersey, and a student seeking a refund for college tuition after University of Bridgeport moved classes to an online format.

In July 2021, Alina Habba represented Siggy Flicker, a former member of The Real Housewives of New Jersey who alleged that Facebook had disabled her account for wishing Melania Trump a happy birthday.

Alina Habba wrote a letter to Facebook, which Facebook appeared to ignore.

Also in July 2021, Alina Habba represented Caesar DePaco, a vitamin supplement entrepreneur, in a federal court case where she filed a lawsuit against Portuguese journalists for revealing his close connections to the far-right Chega party in Portugal.

In 2019, Alina Habba joined the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey, which is an eight-minute drive from her law firm, that she formed in 2020.

Alina Habba's lawsuit was dismissed by the judge for "fail[ing] as a matter of constitutional law".

Alina Habba worked on Trump's behalf when he was sued for defamation by Summer Zervos.

In October 2021, Alina Habba filed a Trump countersuit against Zervos, claiming she was trying to stifle Trump's right to free speech.

Alina Habba represented Trump in a legal case where he was being investigated for falsely representing the value of his assets on various Statements of Net Worth that banks required him to file annually to ensure that Trump had sufficient funds to repay their loans.

Alina Habba unsuccessfully appealed a court order requiring Trump and his children to give sworn testimony about the valuations they signed for when filing those returns.

Alina Habba was present during the deposition and led the defense.

In February 2022, Alina Habba unsuccessfully attempted to prevent Trump from being required to give a sworn statement in an investigation led by New York Attorney General James.

Alina Habba added that "me and President Trump got sanctioned a million dollars for going against Crooked Hillary" and "there were probably 50 lawyers representing all of the radical left", although the suit had named 31 defendants.

Alina Habba represented Trump in a federal civil lawsuit filed by his former attorney, Michael Cohen.

Alina Habba was re-imprisoned after promoting his book criticizing Trump and released again 16 days later after obtaining an injunction.

Alina Habba filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice, and the lower court ruled against Cohen.

In January 2024, Habba predicted that Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, "who the president fought for, who the president went through hell to get into place", would "step up" to support Trump's case in Trump v Anderson, which will decide whether Trump is disqualified from ballot access per the Fourteenth Amendment.

Alina Habba disclaimed meaning that justices like Kavanaugh would rule for Trump on account of being "pro-Trump", claiming instead that they would "because they're pro-law, because they're pro-fairness".

Alina Habba spoke on the final night of the 2024 Republican National Convention leading up to the introduction of Trump.

On March 24,2025, Trump announced that Alina Habba would become interim United States attorney for the District of New Jersey effective immediately following his nomination of the then acting US Attorney, John Giordano, as US ambassador to Namibia.

Alina Habba was married to Matthew Eyet from 2011 to 2019.

Alina Habba married Gregg Reuben, who is Jewish, in 2020; they live in Bernardsville, New Jersey.