Trump Nominates Former Prosecutor and Judge Jeanine Pirro as Interim US Attorney for DC

She hasn't served as a judge or prosecutor for a long time, but she has performed those jobs for long periods. And she's loyal to Trump. She'll do.

President Trump announced Thursday that Fox News host Jeanine Pirro will serve as the top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., for the time being.

Pirro replaces interim U.S. attorney Ed Martin, whose nomination was pulled earlier Thursday by Mr. Trump after losing support in the Senate.

"I am pleased to announce that Judge Jeanine Pirro will be appointed interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia," Trump wrote. "Jeanine 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."

Pirro, a former judge and district attorney for Westchester County in New York, takes the helm of one of the largest federal prosecutor's offices in the country. It's been two decades she has held a position in law enforcement.

She ran for the Republican nomination for a Senate seat in New York in 2006, but ended her bid to run for attorney general in the state instead, which she ended up losing to Democrat Andrew Cuomo.

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Pirro's friendship with Mr. Trump stretches back decades, and she has been a staunch defender of the president amid the numerous investigations that have plagued his political career.

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Mr. Trump said later Thursday that Martin would take on a new role at the Justice Department, focusing on the alleged "weaponization" of the government during the Biden administration and pardons.

I like that too. Seems like a job he could do a lot of damage in.

Now, about Tom Tillis...

posted by Ace at 12:09 PM

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