Also tonight, the drama in New Jersey's U.S. Attorney's Office is far from over.

Former first assistant Desiree Gray says she was fired in direct retaliation for being appointed by a panel of federal judges to take over Alina Haba's role as the state's top prosecutor.

Gray is now taking legal action appealing what she says was an unjustified termination from her job, filing a complaint with the U.S.

Merit Systems Protection Board, as first reported by Bloomberg Law.

Now, the Justice Department fired Gray on July 22nd, just hours after the judges voted for her to become the acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey, instead of extending the term for President Trump's choice and former personal attorney Alina Haba.

The DOJ then used a complicated political maneuver to keep Haba on as acting U.S. attorney despite her tenure expiring and no confirmation vote from the U.S. Senate.

It's unlikely, though, that the Protection Board will be able to reinstate Gray after President Trump fired one of its Democratic appointees earlier this year, making the board unable to decide cases right now.

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