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Desiree Grace, in a social media post, said she was prepared to follow a judicial order and take over as U.S. attorney in New Jersey “in accordance with the law.”
By Jonah E. Bromwich and Tracey Tully
A veteran New Jersey prosecutor who was appointed as the next U.S. attorney by federal judges in the state said Wednesday that she was prepared to take the job, even though she had been fired the day before by senior Justice Department officials.
