US EditionEd Martin exits US attorney’s office in DC as Pirro set to take over
- Ed Martin left his role as U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, with Jeanine Pirro sworn in as interim successor on Wednesday.
- Martin’s departure followed President Trump’s decision to withdraw his nomination amid Senate opposition related to his Jan. 6 comments and controversies.
- Martin criticized D.C. Courts and local leadership for handling crime poorly while praising cooperation with law enforcement and citing ongoing safety efforts.
- Martin said, “There are some really bad actors… if they can be charged, we'll charge them,” reflecting his office’s public and aggressive approach to justice.
- Pirro, a former judge and Fox host with no justice role since 2005, assumes a scrutinized position amid hopes for more stable leadership in federal prosecutions.
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The Choice of Fox News Trump-Fluffer Jeanine Pirro as Interim US Attorney May Be Illegal
The team that Donald Trump has assembled for his second occupation of the White House is a collection of incompetent misfits who have an unprecedented measure of ignorance of, and lack of qualifications for, the jobs that they have been appointed to carry out. Most of them are committed to sabotaging and/or shuttering the departments that they were hired to lead. Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on Bluesky Among t…
Jeanine Pirro sworn in as chief federal prosecutor of DC
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, DC, is looking forward to a new era of relative calm as the nation’s leading federal prosecutor shifts from one open and controversial ally of the president to another. Fox News’s former presenter and recently appointed interim U.S. prosecutor, Jeanine Pirro, took the oath of office on Wednesday and now runs one of the country’s most powerful federal prosecutors.
WashPost Editorial Questions Legality of Pirro Appointment
President Donald Trump’s appointment of Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia is being questioned by The Washington Post’s editorial board. The editorial Wednesday cast doubts about the legality of appointing successive U.S. attorneys to the same position following the decision to pull Ed Martin Jr.’s nomination because opposition by enough Republicans put his Senate confirmation in doubt. Martin was reassigned to r…
Jeanine Pirro has mixed record on LGBTQ rights in N.Y.
Jeanine Pirro, the controversial Fox News host and commentator appointed by President Donald Trump on May 8 to become interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia has a little-noticed record of partial support for gay rights while mostly opposing transgender rights. She expressed support for gay rights during her tenure as a prosecutor and candidate for public office in New York State beginning in 2000, media reports show. Accordi…
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