Senate Confirms Former Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro as US Attorney for DC

The U.S. Senate, on Aug. 2, confirmed former Fox News host and political commentator Jeanine Pirro to serve as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. The Saturday evening vote fell along party lines, with 50 Republicans supporting Pirro’s confirmation, and 45 Democrats voting against it. Three Republicans and two Democrats did not vote. Pirro previously worked as a judge and a district attorney in Westchester County, New York. “Her record is remarkable. She spent 27 years prosecuting criminals and another three as a judge. In those three decades, Ms. Pirro gained a reputation for fierce advocacy against domestic abuse and crime against children,” Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said ahead of the Saturday vote....