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The article discusses the controversy over the legitimacy of the Trump administration's appointment of a new U.S. attorney, Habba, in New Jersey, with ongoing legal challenges questioning her authority and the potential impact on criminal cases, including a 2024 drug and gun case, leading to uncertainty in the federal criminal justice system.
President Donald Trump indicated he will consider pardoning Barry Croft Jr. and Adam Fox, convicted of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, citing concerns that their trial may have been a 'railroad job.' The move follows discussions by the Department of Justice's pardon attorney and comes amid broader debates over justice and political violence. Trump also expressed skepticism about the fairness of their trials, which resulted in lengthy sentences for the convicted plotters.