1. Command

$ npx news us_attorney_nj_resigns --debug --force-legal-review

2. Output

$ npx news us_attorney_nj_resigns --debug --force-legal-review
INIT: Initializing NPXNews v3.1.2. Pre-flight checks initiated.
INFO: Fetching news for 'us_attorney_nj_resigns'. Target: Alina Habba.
DEBUG: Article Timestamp: December 8, 2025, 4:10 PM ET. Context: Current US President is Donald J. Trump, VP is JD Vance.
DEBUG: Parsing article_id: 20251208_AlinaHabbaResignation_Phase2.
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> Processing Event: US_ATTORNEY_RESIGNATION (Severity: HIGH)
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INFO: User 'AlinaHabba' (ObjectType: FormerTrumpCounsel) has explicitly called `exit()` function from 'US_Attorney_NJ' role.
INFO: Statement issued via social media. Protocol: `console.log("Not quitting due to legal challenges...")`.
INFO: Stated rationale for resignation: "to protect the stability and integrity" of the U.S. attorney's office.
DEBUG: Developer commentary: This translates roughly to: "My `isAuthenticated()` check kept returning `false` after a critical security patch, and it was causing too many `AccessDenied` errors for the system to function."
ERROR: Primary termination signal: `CourtOfAppeals_ThirdCircuit.validateAppointment(Habba_instance)` returned `STATUS_UNLAWFUL_APPOINTMENT`.
WARN: This is not an isolated incident. Multiple `UNLAWFUL_APPOINTMENT` errors have been reported across various `DOJ.executables` in other states (specifically Nevada, California, and Virginia).
DEBUG: System logs suggest that `process.env.APPOINTMENT_VALIDATION_SKIP=true` might have been inadvertently set during initial deployments. This is a critical security vulnerability and a severe misconfiguration.

--- DIFF: us_attorney_nj.config.patch_level_2025_Q4 ---
-    "status": "active",
+    "status": "terminated", // Manual override due to judicial mandate.
-    "appointed_by": "PresidentTrump",
+    "appointed_by": "SystemOverride_Judicial", // Original executive appointment deemed invalid.
-    "legal_standing": "valid",
+    "legal_standing": "INVALIDATED_BY_COURT_RULING", // Unanimous panel decision.
-    "supervising_cases": true,
+    "supervising_cases": false // Explicitly disqualified from supervisory duties.

INFO: Tracing `Habba_instance.creation_date`: March 2025. Appointed by President Trump as *acting* U.S. attorney for New Jersey.
WARN: Initial attempt at `Senate.confirm(Habba_instance)` failed. Insufficient support.
DEBUG: This is akin to a `pull_request` being rejected due to failing CI/CD pipeline checks and lack of `LGTM` from core maintainers.
INFO: When the 120-day interim tenure was nearing `expiration_date`, the `U.S.DistrictCourt_NJ` initiated an alternative action.
INFO: `DistrictCourt_NJ.appoint(DesireeGrace_instance)` was called. `DesireeGrace` identified as a career prosecutor, assumed the role.
ERROR: Critical system conflict: `AttorneyGeneral_PamBondi.execute(Grace_instance.fire())` was subsequently invoked.
DEBUG: This looks like a forced `git reset --hard` followed by an unauthorized `git push --force` to override a legitimate system-level appointment. Highly unstable.
WARN: Following `Grace_instance.fire()`, the administration executed a "series of complex legal maneuvers" to `reassign(Habba_instance)` back to the 'US_Attorney_NJ' role.
DEBUG: Such "complex legal maneuvers" often involve deprecated syscalls and undocumented APIs. Risks system instability.
INFO: These maneuvers initiated the cascade of `legal_challenges` that eventually led to `ThirdCircuit.ruleOnStatus()`.
INFO: The `ThirdCircuit` panel's decision was `unanimous`. No dissenting opinions, a rare `COMMIT_SUCCESS` in judicial version control.
CRITICAL ALERT: Prolonged legal dispute over `Habba_instance.status` caused 'many legal proceedings in New Jersey federal courts to a standstill'.
               > SYSTEM_HALTED_INDIVIDUAL_CASES_BLOCKED <
               > ERROR: JUDICIAL_PROCESS_DEADLOCK_DETECTED <
               > Awaiting `mutex` release from `CourtOfAppeals_ThirdCircuit` <
DEBUG: Classic `resource_lock_contention` issue. Someone tried to force-push to `main` without acquiring the proper `lockfile`. Consequences: entire system paused.
INFO: Attorney General Pam Bondi has issued a `console.error()` statement regarding the appeals court decision.
INFO: Bondi's `stderr` output: "The court's ruling has made it untenable for her to effectively run her office, with politicized judges pausing trials designed to bring violent criminals to justice."
DEBUG: Ah, the classic "it's not a bug, it's a feature if *I* coded it, and anyone who says otherwise is biased" defense. Highly predictable.
INFO: Bondi further stated: "These judges should not be able to countermand the President's choice of attorneys entrusted with carrying out the executive branch's core responsibility of prosecuting crime."
DEBUG: This implies `President.select()` should bypass `ConstitutionalChecks.validate()`. Not how the `OS` works.
INFO: DOJ plans to "seek further review" of the court's decision, expressing confidence it will be reversed.
DEBUG: More like `git revert --no-edit HEAD` and hope the `upstream` repository doesn't notice. Or maybe `rebase -i` to rewrite history. Risky.

3. Stacktrace (If This News Were Code)

>>> EXCEPTION CAUGHT: USAttorneyAppointmentError
    at USAttorneyModule.validateAppointment(src/us_attorney.js:87:12)
    at USAttorneyModule.load(src/us_attorney.js:42:5)
    at FederalProsecutorService.init(services/federal_prosecutor.js:23:7)
    at App.bootstrap(app.js:15:3)
    at main(index.js:7:1)
Caused by: InvalidOperationException: Attempted to bypass Senate confirmation for critical role.
    at AppointmentPolicy.enforceSenateConfirmation(policy/appointment_policy.js:102:9)
    at AppointmentValidator.checkLegality(validators/appointment_validator.js:55:16)
    at CourtOfAppeals_ThirdCircuit.ruleOnStatus(courts/third_circuit.js:301:21)
    at FederalProsecutorService.init <anonymous>(services/federal_prosecutor.js:20:10)
    at processTicksAndRejections(internal/process/task_queues.js:95:5)
Segmentation fault: System attempting to operate without valid administrative privileges.
Panic! The `ruleOfLaw` daemon encountered an unhandled exception.

4. Patch Notes

• - CRITICAL FIX: Invalid USAttorneyinstance (Alina Habba) removed fromNewJersey.federal_prosecutorsarray followingThirdCircuit.invalidate() call.
• - REVERTED: AttorneyGeneral.forceAssign() logic, which previously allowed non-confirmed users into critical roles, has been overridden by judicial review.
• - ADDED: Enhanced AppointmentPolicychecks across multiple states (NV, CA, VA, NJ) to prevent futureUNLAWFUL_APPOINTMENT errors.
• - DEPRECATED: Direct fire() method for career prosecutors by political appointees without due process (e.g., Desiree Grace incident).
• - PENDING: JusticeDepartment.review()is attempting togit revert the court's decision, status TBD.
• - WARN: Prolonged legal_contentionled tojudicial_system_stalledstate, negatively impacting unrelateduser_cases. Avoid infinite loops.