Jeanine Pirro Nominated for Full Term as DC Federal Prosecutor

Former judge and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro has been nominated to serve a full term as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, according to Senate records.

Pirro currently serves in the role on an interim basis after being sworn in last month. Her nomination for a full four-year term has been referred to the Judiciary Committee for consideration, Senate records show.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Tuesday that he had met with Pirro, referring to her as President Donald Trump’s “nominee to be U.S. attorney for Washington DC.”

Grassley stated on social media that during the meeting, they talked about Pirro’s qualifications, her approach to “fighting crime,” and her views on public safety.

Trump tapped Pirro for the interim post last month after withdrawing the nomination of his previous pick, Ed Martin, who had lost support from some Republican senators.

When announcing her nomination in May, Trump said that Pirro is “incredibly well qualified” for the position and is considered “one of the top district attorneys in the history” of New York.

Pirro had previously served as a district attorney for Westchester County in New York. She also was the first female judge elected to the Westchester County court, according to the Department of Justice.

“During her time in office, Jeanine was a powerful crusader for victims of crime. Her establishment of the Domestic Violence Bureau in her Prosecutor’s Office was the first in the Nation. She excelled in all ways,” Trump stated in a Truth Social post on May 8.

Trump initially appointed Martin as acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia on Jan. 20 and nominated him for the full-term position. The nomination was withdrawn after Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced that he wouldn’t support Martin’s confirmation.

He subsequently picked Pirro for the role and appointed Martin to other positions within the Department of Justice, including director of the Weaponization Working Group, associate deputy attorney general, and pardon attorney.

Some Senate Democrats criticized Trump’s nomination of Pirro for the interim posting. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), a ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the move was an “unprecedented use” of the interim appointment authority.

“Naming yet another Interim U.S. Attorney for DC is an untested and unprecedented use of the interim appointment authority that is contrary to Congressional intent, undermines the Senate’s constitutional advice and consent role, and could subject the interim appointee’s actions to legal challenge,” Durbin stated on May 9.

He added that Senate Democrats “will be looking into” the decision.