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Judge Says Pirro’s D.C. Prosecutors Have ‘No Credibility Left’ as Grand Juries Reject Cases

The confrontation follows a White House-directed enforcement push in Washington that has produced rare grand-jury no-bills, with prosecutors retreating from felony filings at the eleventh hour.

FILE - U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks during a news conference, Aug. 12, 2025, at the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro walks outside the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Overview

  • Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui blasted the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, declaring there is “no credibility left” after a string of failed indictments tied to President Trump’s crime crackdown.
  • Prosecutors dropped the federal case against Edward Dana after a grand jury refused to indict, filed misdemeanors in D.C. Superior Court minutes before a hearing, and were ordered to explain what the judge called “inexcusable” handling.
  • At least seven grand juries in recent weeks have declined to indict in five cases, including the sandwich-throwing incident that was down‑charged to a misdemeanor and a threats case against Nathalie Rose Jones that prosecutors later dismissed entirely.
  • Pirro publicly attacked Faruqui on social media and at a news conference, accusing him of letting politics cloud his judgment, while her spokesman confirmed the office’s move to drop or reduce charges in multiple matters.
  • Separate Smartmatic court filings made public recently show Fox executives privately labeled Pirro “insane” and a “reckless maniac,” intensifying scrutiny of her judgment in her current prosecutorial role.