New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Alina Habba, the former personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, who had been serving as the US attorney for the state of New Jersey, stepped down from her post after a court ruling found her ineligible to serve in the post.

In an X post, Habba, who is known as a staunch Trump supporter, said that she was resigning from the post in order to safeguard "the stability and integrity of the office which I love."

"But do not mistake compliance for surrender," she stated on X. "This decision will not weaken the Justice Department and it will not weaken me."

Here's a timeline of events that led to the resignation of Alina Habba:

1. Habba, in 2021, joined Donald Trump's personal legal team after a meeting with him at ...