Senate Confirms Former Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro as US Attorney for DC

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The vote went 50โ€“45, with no Senate Democrats voting to confirm Pirro as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

The U.S. Senate, on Aug. 2, confirmed former Fox News host and political commentator Jeanine Pirro to serve as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

The Saturday evening vote fell along party lines, with 50 Republicans supporting Pirroโ€™s confirmation, and 45 Democrats voting against it. Three Republicans and two Democrats did not vote.

Pirro previously worked as a judge and a district attorney in Westchester County, New York.

โ€œHer record is remarkable. She spent 27 years prosecuting criminals and another three as a judge. In those three decades, Ms. Pirro gained a reputation for fierce advocacy against domestic abuse and crime against children,โ€ Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said ahead of the Saturday vote.

Following her time as a prosecutor and judge in Westchester County, Pirro launched a media career with the eponymous โ€œJudge Jeanine Pirroโ€ arbitration-based reality court show on the CW Network. She later became a regular on Fox News, including leading 10 seasons of โ€œJustice with Judge Jeanineโ€ and co-hosting โ€œThe Five.โ€

Throughout her Fox News tenure, Pirro frequently interviewed President Donald Trump.

Trump named Pirro as the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia in May after withdrawing his nomination for Ed Martin Jr. to serve in the federal prosecutor post. The president nominated Pirro for a full term in June.

On July 17, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Pirroโ€™s nomination, while also advancing Emil Bove to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The procedural vote was 12โ€“0, as Democrats on the committee walked out in protest.

Ahead of the Saturday evening vote, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) denounced Pirro as unfit for the role. Blumenthal accused Pirro of making Islamophobic statements and false claims about the outcome of the 2020 election.

Grassley defended Pirro.

โ€œYou may hear my Democrat colleagues criticize Ms. Pirro for some of her colorful remarks during her time as a TV personality. Yes, she has a larger-than-life personality, but she has decades of distinguished record as a prosecutor and judge,โ€ the Iowa Republican said.

By Ryan Morgan

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