Trump appears to be using the same playbook he did with a New York federal prosecutor appointee to extend Habba’s term as U.S. attorney for New Jersey — a position that usually requires Senate confirmation.

The Trump administration believes it has found a workaround to keep the president’s former personal lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney and outflank federal judges who sought to replace her.

Desiree Lee Grace was appointed by New Jersey district court judges to replace Trump’s former personal attorney, Alina Habba, who reportedly lacks the votes to be formally confirmed by the Senate as the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.

President Trump nominated Habba, but opposition from New Jersey’s Democratic senators stalled her confirmation.

The DOJ says “rogue judges” just can’t stand the “outstanding work” of Trump’s former attorney as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor.