Senate Confirms Former Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro As U.s. Attorney For The District Of Columbia

The Senate voted connected Saturday to corroborate erstwhile Fox News big and charismatic Jeanine Pirro arsenic U.S. Attorney for Washington DC.

The ballot was on statement lines, 50-45, pinch Senators Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Reuben Gallego D-Ariz., not voting.

Pirro had been serving arsenic interim U.S. lawyer for DC since May, aft Trump appointed her to switch blimpish activistic Ed Martin arsenic nan apical national charismatic successful Washington.

In a Truth Social station announcing Pirro’s appointment, Trump lauded nan erstwhile charismatic arsenic a “powerful crusader for victims of crime" and "incredibly good qualified for nan position."

Pirro has been among nan astir salient and fiercest friends of Trump, antecedently utilizing her level arsenic a big of 2 Fox News programs to push conspiracy theories astir voting successful nan aftermath of Trump's 2020 predetermination loss. She was cited successful a defamation suit against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems for he domiciled spreading nan predetermination disinformation. Fox News ultimately reached a $787.5 cardinal colony pinch Dominion successful 2023.

Pirro antecedently served arsenic an adjunct territory lawyer for Westchester County, New York, yet becoming nan first female elected to service arsenic nan Westchester County District Attorney. During her tenure, Pirro started nan first home unit portion successful a prosecutor's office, an accomplishment Trump cited successful his determination to name her arsenic a U.S. attorney.

Following her judicial career, Pirro successful 2005 launched an unsuccessful bid for nan Republican information for Senate successful New York, aiming to situation past incumbent Hillary Clinton. Soon after, she launched a run for New York lawyer general, but nan effort was ultimately derailed by a national probe complete a crippled by Pirro to grounds her then-husband Albert Pirro, who she suspected was having an affair.

Pirro's confirmation continues a inclination of Trump rewarding supportive Fox News hosts pinch high-profile appointments, pinch Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy among nan erstwhile Fox News unit moving successful Trump's administration.