Trump Appoints Judge Jeanine Pirro as Interim US Attorney for DC

Pirro previously hosted โ€˜Justice with Judge Jeanineโ€™ on Fox News for ten years. She currently is a co-host of โ€˜The Five,โ€™ also on Fox News. ย 

President Donald Trump announced on May 8 that Judge Jeanine Pirro, best known for her role as a Fox News commentator, had been tapped to serve as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, one of the most influential prosecutorial positions in the country.

โ€œI am pleased to announce that Judge Jeanine Pirro will be appointed interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia,โ€ Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. โ€œJeanine is incredibly well qualified for this position, and is considered one of the Top District Attorneys in the History of the State of New York. She is in a class by herself. Congratulations Jeanine!โ€

The U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia is uniquely influential, as the post entails oversight of both federal and local D.C. code. It handles cases ranging from homicide to political corruption to federal fraud violations.

The announcement came after Trump withdrew the nomination of his previous pick for the job, attorney Ed Martin. That decision came after Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced he wouldnโ€™t support Martinโ€™s confirmation, making it unlikely he could be approved by the Senate.

Trump cited Pirroโ€™s extensive legal background in his post announcing her nomination.

โ€œJeanine was Assistant District Attorney for Westchester County, New York, and then went on to serve as County Judge, and District Attorney, where she was the first woman ever to be elected to those positions. During her time in office, Jeanine was a powerful crusader for victims of crime. Her establishment of the Domestic Violence Bureau in her Prosecutorโ€™s Office was the first in the Nation.โ€

โ€œShe excelled in all ways,โ€ Trump said.

Pirro previously hosted the show โ€œJustice with Judge Jeanineโ€ on Fox News for ten years. She is currently a co-host of โ€œThe Five,โ€ also on Fox News.

Byย Joseph Lord

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