Senate confirms former Fox News host Jeanine
Pirro as U.S. Attorney for the District
of Columbia
Posted By: NorthernDog, 8/2/2025 9:59:59 PM
The Senate voted on Saturday to confirm former Fox News host and prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for Washington DC. The vote was along party lines, 50-45, with Senators Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Reuben Gallego D-Ariz., not voting. Pirro had been serving as interim U.S. attorney for DC since May, after Trump appointed her to replace conservative activist Ed Martin as the top federal prosecutor in Washington. In a Truth Social post announcing Pirro’s appointment, Trump lauded the former prosecutor as a “powerful crusader for victims of crime" and "incredibly well qualified for
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Senate confirms former Fox News host Jeanine
Pirro as U.S. Attorney for the District
of Columbia 11 replies
Pirro as U.S. Attorney for the District
of Columbia 11 replies
The Senate voted on Saturday to confirm former Fox News host and prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for Washington DC.
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Judge Jeanine got through. I miss having her keep the Tarlov woman in line on The Five.