The Senate on Saturday night confirmed President Trump’s pick Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n
Pirro, a former Fox News host and prosecutor who served as district attorney for Westchester County in New York, was confirmed along party lines in a 50-45 vote<\/a>. Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) did not vote.<\/p>\n Attorney General Pam Bondi celebrated the vote in a post<\/a> on the social platform X.<\/p>\n \u201cCongratulations to my dear friend @USAttyPirro on her confirmation today! Jeanine is not only a wonderful person \u2014 she is a warrior for law and order,\u201d Bondi wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cI am absolutely thrilled to work side by side with my friend to keep Washington, DC safe,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n In a post on Saturday<\/a>, Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Pirro \u201cshould never be a permanent U.S. Attorney.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe endorsed the firing of January 6 prosecutors. She recklessly spread the Big Lie to the point her *own producers* had to tell her to cool it. Ultimately, she\u2019s a rubber stamp for Donald Trump,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n The Judiciary panel gave its approval<\/a> to Pirro in mid-July despite Democratic backlash. Democrats walked out of a business meeting after debate on Pirro and another controversial Trump nominee was cut short.<\/p>\n Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said in his own X post<\/a> that it was \u201ca sad moment for the Senate and the country.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRepublicans just confirmed Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Yes, the same Judge Jeanine that even Fox News said was \u2018crazy\u2019 and had to take off the air. How can they vote to confirm these people?\u201d the Democratic senator wrote.<\/p>\n Pirro, who has been serving as the interim U.S. attorney in D.C. since May, thanked Trump in a post on X “for giving me the opportunity to bring justice to the swamp in D.C.” She shared a message<\/a>\u00a0for the city: “get ready for a real crime fighter.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Senate on Saturday night confirmed President Trump’s pick Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Pirro, a former Fox News host and prosecutor who served as<\/p>\n