Trump lawyer Alina Habba not considering press secretary role

President-elect Donald Trump's senior adviser and lawyer, Alina Habba, said she is not considering the role of press secretary, despite “support and speculation.”

Habba responded to the rumors on social media platform X early Thursday morning, adding that “this administration is going to be epic!”

“As much as I love shouting from a podium, I will be better served in other capacities,” she said.

Names under consideration include Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt, former Trump administration official Monica Crowley, former ESPN host Sage Steele, CNN contributor Scott Jennings and RNC spokesperson Elizabeth Pipko, according to Axios.

The role of press secretary is one of the most visible in the White House, typically holding daily press briefings with White House reporters to speak on the president's behalf.

His new administration plans to challenge long-standing traditions that favor mainstream media outlets such as major broadcast and cable news networks, national newspapers and news organizations, like The Associated Press, in the Hall of James Brady press conference, according to Axios.

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Alina Habba served as legal advisor to President-elect Donald Trump. (Getty Images)

The new Trump administration plans to give pro-MAGA media outlets access to press briefings, Axios reports, which traditionally feature journalists from cable news, print and wire services.

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Alina Habba, senior advisor to the Trump campaign, and President-elect Donald Trump. (Getty Images)

Trump continues to choose his Cabinet ahead of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States in January.

Some congressional Republicans told Fox News Digital that Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who resigned from Congress on Wednesday when Trump nominated him for attorney general, could face a difficult confirmation process because he was previously subject to of a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation. sex trafficking allegations. Last year, Gaetz's office said the DOJ had ended its investigation and determined that he would not be charged with any crimes.

A House Ethics Committee investigation into Gaetz is also expected to be released soon, but Gaetz's resignation means it may not be made public.

Representative Matt Gaetz, wearing a Laken Riley pin, is seen in the Capitol building in Washington, DC, March 7, 2024, before President Biden's State of the Union address. (Aaron Schwartz/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard during the 146th General Conference of the National Guard Association of the United States, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Tulsi Gabbard, who served as a Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii from 2013 to 2021 before becoming an independent in 2022 and joining the Republican Party last month, was tapped by Trump to serve as director of national intelligence in his new cabinet.

Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind, Julia Johnson, Kelly Phares and Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.