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Senate Confirms Jeanine Pirro as D.C. U.S. Attorney After Narrow Partisan Vote

Her appointment triggers Democratic concerns over the Justice Department’s independence

Interim U.S. Attorney General for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, listening to President Donald Trump speaks, during her swearing in ceremony, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Washington.
Jeanine Pirro used to co-host of Fox News's show 'The Five'
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The U.S. Capitol is reflected in a puddle outside of the Rayburn House Office Building, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Overview

  • The Senate approved Pirro’s nomination by a 50–45 party-line vote on August 2, cementing her transition from interim to permanent U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
  • Her confirmation concluded a months-long process that began with her interim swearing-in in May following President Trump’s withdrawal of his first nominee, Ed Martin Jr.
  • Democratic senators criticized Pirro for amplifying baseless 2020 election fraud claims and warned she would serve as a rubber stamp for the president in prosecuting sensitive cases.
  • Pirro’s prosecutorial background includes decades as Westchester County district attorney and judge and the establishment of the nation’s first domestic violence bureau.
  • Her office oversees high-profile federal cases in the capital, including prosecutions stemming from the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, raising stakes for the Justice Department’s impartiality under her leadership.