May 28 WATCH: Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro sworn in as interim U.S. attorney for DC in ceremony By Associated Press Trump withdrew Ed Martin’s nomination after Republicans and Democrats signaled they wouldn’t support the conservative activist, who faced questions about his legal background and his support for the Jan. 6 rioters. Continue reading
May 08 Trump picks Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job. Continue reading