Trump names Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as top DC federal prosecutor

Move comes after US president withdraws nomination of Ed Martin, GOP loyalist who supported January 6 pardonsDonald Trump said on Thursday he would name Jeanine Pirro, a Fox News host and former state-level prosecutor, to be the interim US attorney for the District of Columbia after a key Republican senator said he would not support the loyalist initially selected for the job.Pirro, a former district attorney of Westchester county, New York, is a diehard Trump supporter whose false claim that the 2020 election was rigged by Dominion Voting Systems was used against Fox in court. Continue reading...

May 9, 2025 - 03:08
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Trump names Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as top DC federal prosecutor

Move comes after US president withdraws nomination of Ed Martin, GOP loyalist who supported January 6 pardons

Donald Trump said on Thursday he would name Jeanine Pirro, a Fox News host and former state-level prosecutor, to be the interim US attorney for the District of Columbia after a key Republican senator said he would not support the loyalist initially selected for the job.

Pirro, a former district attorney of Westchester county, New York, is a diehard Trump supporter whose false claim that the 2020 election was rigged by Dominion Voting Systems was used against Fox in court. Continue reading...