New Jersey’s two Democrat senators continue to fight President Donald Trump over who’s the state’s U.S. attorney.

Trump on Thursday withdrew Alina Habba’s nomination for the position in a calculated move that will allow his loyal supporter to remain in the job in an acting capacity amid a high-stakes showdown with federal judges who had attempted to replace her.

A panel of district judges in New Jersey had named Desiree Leigh Grace to the U.S. attorney role, bypassing Habba and sparking backlash from top officials at the Department of Justice.

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