Man With Bat Attacks Alina Habba’s Office

It’s unclear if the disturbed maniac was targeting the New Jersey native, who oversees all federal criminal prosecutions and civil litigations in the Garden State.

Wednesday’s attack is the latest in a disturbing wave of violence targeting elected officials, including President Trump, who narrowly escaped death when a would-be 20-year-old assassin fired at him and struck the then-candidate’s ear during a 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

In June, Former Minnesota Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband and dog, were gunned down and killed in their Minneapolis home in a politically motivated attack. Alleged assassin, Vance Boelter, is also accused of shooting state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, who both survived.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home was firebombed during Passover in April by a deranged attacker allegedly motivated by antisemitism while the Jewish lawmaker and his family slept.

And in September, conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was publicly assassinated during a speaking event at Utah Valley University by accused gunman Tyler Robinson.

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was also the victim of a domestic terror scheme aimed at abducting the lawmaker and overthrowing the state government in 2020.Politicians from both parties have since called for an end to political violence.