The attorney general said she removed the official who was set to replace President Donald Trump's pick to be the top New Jersey federal prosecutor.

The Department of Justice fired Desiree Leigh Grace, Alina Habba’s replacement, hours after New Jersey federal judges chose her over the former United States attorney. Habba, also counselor to the president,

President Donald Trump’s administration sidestepped tradition this week and criticized judges who sought to bypass his ally as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey — a pattern that may repeat itself in other Democratic-leaning states.

A panel of judges declined to permanently appoint Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba as the state's top federal prosecutor and instead appointed the office's No. 2 attorney.

Speak Up for Justice, a group that promotes judicial independence, has set a public forum to protest U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's use of the term "rogue" to describe New Jersey judges. Branding judges as rogue "wasn't just a swipe.