Written in EU he 8/5/2025 · 21:31 hs
EFE.- The president of the United States, Donald Trumpannounced Thursday that he will appoint Jeanine PirroFox news presenter and whose false statements on the 2020 elections were part of a lawsuit against the chain, as an interim federal prosecutor for Washington, hours after being forced to withdraw their first option, Ed Martin.
“I am pleased to announce that the judge Jeanine Pirro He will be appointed interim federal prosecutor for the Columbia district, “wrote the president in his social network, Truth Social.
Trump explained in his publication that Pirro was a deputy district prosecutor of Westchester County, New Yorkand subsequently served as a County Judge and District Prosecutor.
“During his term, Jeanine was a firm defender of the victims of crimes. The creation of the office of domestic violence in his prosecution was the first in the country. He stood out in all aspects. In addition to his legal career, Jeanine presented his own program in Fox News‘Justice with Judge Jeanine’, for 10 years, and is currently co -present of ‘The Five’, one of the largest television audience programs, “he added.
In that sense, the Republican pointed out that Pirro is “Incredibly qualified” For this position and is considered “one of the best district prosecutors in the history of the state of New York.”
After the news, Fox News He announced that Pirro would leave the chain immediately.
Hours before, the president had announced that he would withdraw his nomination to permanently designate the interim prosecutor Martin due to the pressure of the Senate Republicans.
Pirro was one of the presenters of Fox aimed at a lawsuit filed for questioning the validity of the minutes of scrutiny of the Presidential elections of 2020 in the transmissions of Fox.
Fox reached an extrajudicial agreement in the case and was forced to recognize the falsehood of Pirro’s statements and other chain presenters.
In 2021, Trump pardoned Pirro’s ex -husband and exabogado of the Republican, Albert J. Pirro, who was convicted of fiscal conspiracy and evasion in 2000.
