Mikie Sherrill, a former federal prosecutor, released the following statement after the Trump administration fired a new U.S. Attorney, legally appointed by the District Court:

“Desiree Grace has served as a career prosecutor since 2016 and, as chief of the criminal division, has worked to keep our communities safe, prosecuting MS-13 gang members and violent criminals. She was lawfully appointed by New Jersey’s District Court to serve as New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney. But Trump and his Justice Department are once again subverting the law and our court system to prop up a MAGA extremist like Alina Habba — and Jack Ciattarelli supports Trump and Habba every step of the way. In fact, he wants to bring that MAGA legal agenda to New Jersey and has pledged to stack our state supreme court with far-right judges, threatening our rights, freedoms, and values.

“As governor, my pledge is to answer to the people of New Jersey and the Constitution. Jack Ciattarelli will only answer to Trump.”