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2 days agoTrump's former lawyer to resign as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey
Alina Habba resigns as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey after an appeals court ruled her appointment unlawful.
August 21, 2025 A New York appeals court has ruled that US President Donald Trump will not be required to pay a $464 million (nearly 400 million) fine but it upheld other punishments in the civil fraud case. Trump has faced multiple legal challenges since starting his first presidential campaign in 2015Image: Jeenah Moon/REUTERS A New York appeals court Thursday threw out the half-billion-dollar penalty in the civil fraud case against President Trump and his company, ruling that the fine was "excessive."