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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Who Is Jeanine Pirro's Ex-Husband? All About Albert Pirro, Who Was Pardoned by Trump
Jeanine Pirro was married to Albert Pirro for nearly 40 years before their 2013 divorce. The Fox News personality and the lawyer were a political power couple until he was convicted on 34 counts of conspiracy and tax evasion in 2000, per The New York Times. However, in one of President Donald Trump's final acts during his first term, he pardoned Albert in 2021. Albert has since returned to practicing law in New York, while Trump appointed Jeanine the interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., on May 8. 'During her time in office, Jeanine was a powerful crusader for victims of crime,' the president wrote in his Truth Social announcement. 'Jeanine is incredibly well qualified for this position, and is considered one of the Top District Attorneys in the History of the State of New York. She is in a class by herself.' Prior to her most recent role, Jeanine was the Republican district attorney of Westchester County, N.Y., from 1994 to 2005 and tried to become one of New York's senators and the New York attorney general, but she lost to Hillary Clinton and Andrew Cuomo, respectively. She then transitioned her career to become a Fox News personality and hosted Justice with Judge Jeanine and later, The Five. In the midst of Jeanine's political career, she was separating from Albert in 2007 after he was exposed for having a child with another woman. The former couple share daughter Christi and son Alexander. So, who is Jeanine Pirro's ex-husband? Here's everything to know about Albert Pirro and his relationship with the political figure. Albert Pirro is a practicing attorney and a partner at Abrams Fensterman, LLP, in White Plains, N.Y. "Mr. Pirro is a result driven, commercial, transactional land use and zoning attorney with forty-five years in private practice representing businesses and real property organizations," his biography on the firm's website reads. Albert received his law degree from Albany Law School in 1974 after getting his master's degree in Criminal Justice from SUNY Albany in 1971 and his bachelor's degree in psychology from St. Bonaventure University in 1969. In addition to being a lawyer, he also worked as a registered lobbyist in New York and Washington, D.C., in the 1990s. Pirro's law license was initially suspended in 2003 after his arrest, but he was readmitted to practice law in New York in January 2007. After his law license was reinstated, he told The New York Times in a statement, "This has been a humbling experience. And I'm grateful to be given the opportunity to practice law again in New York State.' Albert and Jeanine met while they were both getting their law degrees at Albany Law School in the 1970s, according to a 1997 story in The New York Times. "She was effervescent," Albert told the publication of their meeting. "She was brilliant. There was an aura of leadership about her, and she had tight jeans and long black hair." Jeanine also had fond memories from the time and said, "I'll tell you something. When I met Al, he was the most exciting person I knew: quick, bright, always doing, very much an activist." They went on to get married in 1975 and welcomed two children together. "You can't find a more supportive man or a more loving husband," she told the publication. "I'm very lucky. He understands the demands on my time. He helps out with the kids. I understand the demands on his time. We have been married 20 years. Ultimately that's a feat in itself." Albert was convicted on 34 counts of conspiracy and tax evasion in June 2000. In November, he was sentenced to 29 months in federal prison for illegally deducting $1.2 million of his personal expenses as business write-offs. The judge who sentenced Albert, Judge Barrington D. Parker Jr., described the write-offs as a "mad pursuit of some American dream, with the cars, the vacation homes, the paintings," according to The New York Times. ''You somehow lost your bearings and you lost your perspective, and I sense that's what led you to cheat on your taxes,'' Judge Parker said. ''The things that you worked so hard to buy were the things that your friends really didn't care about.'' Prior to his sentencing, Albert took responsibility for his actions and apologized to Jeanine and their two children. "I clearly did not fulfill my responsibilities to make a diligent enough effort to disclose my tax returns," he said at the time. "To my wife, Jeanine, I would like to publicly apologize for the difficulties which I have imposed upon her in carrying out her professional aspirations, as well as tarnishing her stellar record.'' In a separate statement, Jeanine told reporters outside the courthouse after the sentencing, "This has been a terrible ordeal for my family, my children." Albert reported to a minimum-security prison camp at Elgin, Fla., in December 2000. His sentence was later reduced for good behavior, and he was released after 11 months in November 2001. In January 2021, President Donald Trump pardoned Albert following his 2000 conviction for conspiracy and tax evasion. Trump issued the pardon as one of his final acts at the end of his first presidency. Albert's pardon was among the 143 total pardons or sentence commutations Trump passed down for convicted criminals in the last hours of his first term. Prior to the pardon, Trump and Albert developed a friendship and worked together for years, according to The Journal News. Albert was one of Trump's lead real estate lawyers who fought for his development land in the 1990s. He even helped the real estate mogul secure the land for his Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. "Al has a good sense of the law and what's practical and a lot of common sense," Trump told The New York Times in 1997. "There are a lot of good lawyers with no common sense." In 1996, the future president hosted a campaign fundraising masquerade ball for Jeanine at his Seven Springs estate in Bedford and North Castle, N.Y., according to The New York Times. After Albert was convicted in 2000, Trump maintained his friendship with Jeanine. When her political career reportedly took a hit from her then-husband's crimes, Jeanine began working with Fox News, where she advocated for Trump, starting with his 2016 presidential campaign. Albert and Jeanine announced in 2007 that they were separating after 32 years of marriage. 'We have agreed to amicably separate,' the couple said in a joint statement at the time, according to the New York Daily News. 'As always, our priority remains our two wonderful children. We ask that people respect our privacy." One year before they announced their separation, Albert was accused of having an affair with another woman. He described the woman as a close friend but denied that anything sexual had happened between them. At the time, Jeanine was investigated for allegedly trying to record her husband in the act of infidelity, per CBS News. "There's no harm in having a female friend. I think there's a difference between being charming and holding yourself out as being available," he told New York Magazine in October 2006. At the same time, Albert also criticized his wife for her busy work schedule as she was campaigning for New York Attorney General against Cuomo in 2006. "Do I think that I would like to have more attention at home?" he asked in the 2006 story. "Yeah. And, you know, if you're not going to get attention at home, I think you really need to make some decisions about your future." "She's out campaigning. I'm asleep by the time she gets home or I'm reading," he added. "And I don't think that eleven o'clock at night is the time to sit down and talk about these things. You'd never sleep." The former couple officially divorced in 2013. Before getting divorced in 2013, Albert and Jeanine welcomed two children together: daughter Christi Pirro and son Alexander Pirro. Jeanine appears to be close with both of their children and frequently posts photos with them from weddings, political events and personal celebrations. While Albert denied having an affair at the end of his marriage to Jeanine, earlier on, he was found to be the father of a child outside of their relationship. Albert fathered a daughter, Jaclyn Marciano, with Jessica Hutchison in 1983. He initially denied the news, but a court-ordered DNA test confirmed that he was the father in 1998, and he was subsequently ordered to pay child support. In 2005, Marciano told The New York Times that they met for the first time when he and her mother were battling it out in court. However, she said that they started getting closer after she had children of her own. Albert agreed with his daughter and told the publication that he was "extremely grateful" that both he and his family had "worked through the issue." Read the original article on People
Mint
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Mint
Trump names Fox News host Jeanine Pirro interim US attorney for DC; who is she?
President Donald Trump has announced he would be appointing Fox News host Jeanine Pirro — a former county prosecutor and elected judge — as the chief federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., following the withdrawal of his original nominee. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he was naming Pirro as the interim US attorney in Washington D.C., but didn't indicate whether he would nominate her for the Senate-confirmed position on a more permanent basis. "Jeanine is incredibly well qualified for this position, and is considered one of the Top District Attorneys in the History of the State of New York. She is in a class by herself," Trump wrote. Jeanine Pirro will lead the nation's largest US Attorney's office — at least on an interim basis — after Trump withdrew his nomination of conservative activist Ed Martin Jr. earlier on Thursday. The nomination was pulled probably after a key Republican senator said he could not support Martin for the job due to his defense of rioters who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021. "He's a terrific person, and he wasn't getting the support from people that I thought," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday. He later added: "But we have somebody else that will be great." Martin has served as acting US Attorney for the District of Columbia since Trump's first week in office. But his hopes of keeping the job faded amid questions about his qualifications and background. Martin had never served as a prosecutor or tried a case before taking office in January. Pirro, who joined Fox News in 2006, co-hosts the network's show "The Five" on weekday evenings. She was elected as a judge in New York's Westchester County Court in 1990 before serving three terms as the county's elected district attorney. Pirro, a 1975 graduate of Albany Law School, has significantly more courtroom experience than Martin. She led one of the nation's first domestic violence units in a prosecutor's office. After her elected terms as a judge and district attorney, Pirro briefly campaigned in 2005 as a Republican to unseat then-Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton before announcing that she would run for New York attorney general instead. She lost that race to Andrew Cuomo, son of former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo. Pirro became an ubiquitous television pundit during O J Simpson's murder trial, often appearing on CNN's "Larry King Live". During her time on Fox News, she has frequently interviewed Trump.
Chicago Tribune
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Chicago Tribune
President Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC
WASHINGTON — 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. Pirro, who joined Fox News in 2006, co-hosts the network's show 'The Five' on weekday evenings. She was elected as a judge in New York's Westchester County Court in 1990 before serving three terms as the county's elected district attorney. Trump tapped Pirro to at least temporarily lead the nation's largest U.S. Attorney's office after pulling his nomination of conservative activist Ed Martin Jr. for the position earlier on Thursday. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he was naming Pirro as the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., but didn't indicate whether he would nominate her for the Senate-confirmed position on a more permanent basis. 'Jeanine is incredibly well qualified for this position, and is considered one of the Top District Attorneys in the History of the State of New York. She is in a class by herself,' Trump wrote. Trump withdrew Martin from consideration after a key Republican senator said he could not support Martin for the job due to his defense of rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. 'He's a terrific person, and he wasn't getting the support from people that I thought,' Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday. He later added: 'But we have somebody else that will be great.' Pirro is the latest in a string of Trump appointments coming from Fox News — a list that includes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who co-hosted 'Fox & Friends Weekend.' Martin has served as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia since Trump's first week in office. But his hopes of keeping the job faded amid questions about his qualifications and background. Martin had never served as a prosecutor or tried a case before taking office in January. Martin has stirred up a chorus of critics during his brief but tumultuous tenure in office. He fired and demoted subordinates who worked on politically sensitive cases. He posted on social media about potential targets of investigations. And he forced the chief of the office's criminal division to resign after directing her to scrutinize the awarding of a government contract during Democratic President Joe Biden's administration. Martin's temporary appointment is due to expire on May 20. Pirro, a 1975 graduate of Albany Law School, has significantly more courtroom experience than Martin. She led one of the nation's first domestic violence units in a prosecutor's office. After her elected terms as a judge and district attorney, Pirro briefly campaigned in 2005 as a Republican to unseat then-Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton before announcing that she would would run for New York attorney general instead. She lost that race to Andrew Cuomo, son of former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo. Pirro became an ubiquitous television pundit during O.J. Simpson's murder trial, often appearing on CNN's 'Larry King Live.' During her time on Fox News, she has frequently interviewed Trump. In the final minutes of his first term as president, Trump issued a pardon to Pirro's ex-husband, Albert Pirro, who was convicted in 2000 on conspiracy and tax evasion charges. In 2021, voting technology company Smartmatic USA sued Fox News, Pirro and others for spreading false claims that the company helped 'steal' the 2020 presidential election from Trump. The company's libel suit, filed in a New York state court, sought $2.7 billion from the defendants.
Los Angeles Times
20-04-2025
- Business
- Los Angeles Times
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