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President Donald Trump tapped Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to serve as the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C. Trump announced the news after dropping his previous nomination for the position, Ed Martin.
The president lauded Pirro as “a powerful crusader for victims of crime” in a Truth Social post. “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 joined Fox News as a host in 2011, and has been an ardent supporter of the twice-impeached president throughout his myriad of criminal and civil investigations. In 2021, voting machine companySmartmatic USA sued Fox News, Pirro and other Fox hosts, accusing them of spreading lies that the company helped sabotage the 2020 presidential election from Trump. The lawsuit remains pending.
Before recently serving as co-host of the network’s The Five, Pirro previously hosted weekend show Justice With Judge Jeanine.
“Jeanine Pirro has been a wonderful addition toThe Fiveover the last three years and a longtime beloved host across FOX News Media who contributed greatly to our success throughout her 14-year tenure. We wish her all the best in her new role in Washington,” a Fox News Media spokesperson said in a statement.
Pirro will join a string of former Fox News employees plucked by Trump including Defense SecretaryPete Hegseth, who co-hosted Fox & Friends Weekend, and former co-host of The Bottom Line, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Trump’s announcement of Pirro’s appointment as the U.S. attorney for D.C. arrives after the president withdrew Martin, his first pick for the role, from consideration following bipartisan criticism over Martin’s support for Jan. 6 rioters.
“He is a terrific person. He wasn’t getting the support from people that I thought,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “I can only lift that little phone so many times in a day.” The president said that Martin would be moving to the Justice Department as the director of the Weaponization Working Group, as well as associate deputy attorney general and pardon attorney, to focus on the alleged “weaponization” of the government during the Biden administration.
