Habba ultimately stepped down from the U.S. attorney post in December, after a federal court found that she had been unlawfully appointed. She thereafter moved into a role as Senior Advisor to then-Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Matthew Boyle
Matthew Boyle, the Washington bureau chief of conservative news outlet Breitbart, is also reported to be in the running.
Sources in and close to the Administration told the Post that Boyle, like Habba, is a frontrunner to replace Leavitt.
Boyle has never previously worked for Trump in either a private capacity or as part of his Administrations. He has conducted a number of interviews with him, however, including one in the Oval Office in June.
Scott Jennings
Scott Jennings, a Trump defender and MAGA political commentator who frequently spars with Democrats on CNN, is another name that is reportedly at the top of the list of potential contenders.
Sources with knowledge of the situation told the Daily Beast that Jennings is the current frontrunner to succeed Leavitt.
