New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba defends Signal chat use, blasts media for ‘making a big to do about nothing’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba pushed back against media scrutiny Tuesday, defending the use of the encrypted messaging app Signal in official communications and accusing reporters of sensationalizing the issue. Speaking to reporters today, Habba downplayed concerns surrounding the private chat, insisting that there was transparency and that the matter was being exaggerated. “We were upfront about it,” she said. “We went in yesterday, as you saw, for the better (part) of the day and got questions and answers by everybody.” Key Points: Habba criticized press coverage as attention-seeking and dismissed the outlet at the story’s