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Senate confirms former Fox News host Pirro as D.C. top federal prosecutor
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, AUG 3 – Jeanine Pirro was confirmed 50-45 in a strict party-line vote despite criticism over her promotion of election conspiracy theories and involvement in defamation lawsuits.
- The Senate confirmed Jeanine Pirro, the former Fox News host, as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
- Pirro endorsed firing January 6 prosecutors and spread the claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump.
- Sen. Dick Durbin criticized Pirro's confirmation, stating she should never be a permanent U.S. Attorney due to her actions.
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'Unfit And Unqualified': GOP Senate Confirms Pirro As US Attorney
The far-right former Fox News commentator Jeanine Pirro was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Saturday night in a strictly party-line vote to become the next U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, a position progressive critics and Democratic opponents warn she is deeply unqualified to hold.Pirro, who has been serving as the acting U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. since May, has a long history of spewing far-right conspiracy theories on air…
Former Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro confirmed as top prosecutorial cop for Washington DC
In the final minutes of his first term as president, Trump issued a pardon to Pirro’s ex-husband, Albert Pirro, who was convicted in 2000 on conspiracy and tax evasion charges.
Pirro now joins the small group of former television personalities who have made the leap into American politics. The appointment inflames the debate on the independence of federal justice
'Number-one show!' Trump touts 'show biz' accomplishments of his new DC prosecutor
President Donald Trump touted the "show business" accomplishments of the former Fox News host he intends to swear in as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.The Senate voted 50-45 along party lines to confirm conservative broadcaster and Trump loyalist Jeanine Pirro to lead the U.S. attorn...
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