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Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump names Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro as DC's top prosecutor
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — President Donald Trump has named Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro as the new interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. The announcement came after Trump pulled his nomination for conservative activist Ed Martin. Martin has been serving in the role since January but faced pushback from both the local community and members of Congress, including Republican Senator Thom Tillis, who said he would not support Martin because of his support of Jan. 6 rioters. In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced that Martin would be moving into a new role at the Department of Justice as the Director of the Weaponization Working Group. 'Ed will make sure we finally investigate the Weaponization of our Government under the Biden Regime, and provide much needed Justice for its victims. Congratulations Ed!' he posted. Trump pulls the nomination of Ed Martin for DC US Attorney after concerns of partisanship In another post, Trump wrote in part, 'I am pleased to announce that Judge Jeanine Pirro will be appointed interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia… 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. Congratulations Jeanine!' Pirro served as a judge and district attorney in Westchester County, New York, before joining Fox News in 2006. She most recently hosted 'The Five' and formerly hosted 'Justice with Judge Jeanine.' She was named in a 2021 libel lawsuit, along with Fox News, by voting technology company Smartmatic USA for making false statements about the 2020 Election. It's unclear if Trump will name Pirro as the permanent D.C. U.S. Attorney. If so, she'll require Senate confirmation. In a statement, a spokesperson for Fox News said, 'Jeanine Pirro has been a wonderful addition to The Five over the last three years and a longtime beloved host across Fox News Media who contributed greatly to our success throughout her 14-year tenure. We wish her all the best in her new role in Washington.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump's Pro-Nazi Nominee Just Failed up Into Another Federal Job
Donald Trump's nominee to serve as permanent U.S. attorney for Washington will soon start walking in a different direction. Ed Martin has served as acting U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., since Trump's inauguration. But mounting pressure from Senate Republicans, who seemed increasingly unlikely to advance Martin's nomination to keep the job, forced the White House to look elsewhere. Martin, a conservative political operative from Missouri who garnered national attention for his staunch support of January 6 rioters, had used his time at the U.S. attorney's office to help Trump transform the key prosecutor's chair into a tool for the president's political retribution. He threatened to investigate some of Trump's purported enemies, including Democratic lawmakers, universities and schools, and critics of tech billionaire Elon Musk. But on Thursday, Martin found out that his time at the office was coming to an end. Instead, he'd be the recipient of an entirely different title. 'Ed Martin has done an AMAZING job as interim U.S. Attorney, and will be moving to the Department of Justice as the new Director of the Weaponization Working Group, Associate Deputy Attorney General, and Pardon Attorney,' Trump wrote on Truth Social Thursday evening. 'In these highly important roles, Ed will make sure we finally investigate the Weaponization of our Government under the Biden Regime, and provide much needed Justice for its victims. Congratulations Ed!' In Martin's place, Trump tapped ex-Fox News host Jeanine Pirro. The former prosecutor has been one of Trump's most ardent defenders at a network that already has an apparent soft spot for him. In internal emails made public by the conservative media behemoth's lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems, Pirro's former executive producer once described the election conspiracist's beliefs as 'completely crazy.' Pirro has not held a law enforcement job in roughly two decades. But the tap-and-replace strategy may have an underlying motive. 'By replacing one interim U.S. attorney with another, the Trump administration appears to be trying a legal tactic that could essentially eliminate any need to submit U.S. attorney picks to the Senate for confirmation,' assessed The New York Times. Martin's not the only member of Trumpverse to receive a cozy new assignment. After he publicized massive national security risks in the Trump administration's communication channels by accidentally inviting a journalist to Signal group chat, former National Security adviser Mike Waltz was 'promoted' to the role of U.N. ambassador. Trump was reportedly sensitive to the idea of ousting Waltz, believing that doing so would be interpreted as a bend to public pressure. One source familiar with the situation at the National Security Council told CBS News last week that the president believed enough time had passed that the administration could reasonably reframe Waltz's departure as part of a larger 'reorganization.'
Business Mayor
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Mayor
Jeanine Pirro picked by Trump as interim top federal prosecutor in DC
Judge Jeanine Pirro speaks following an exclusive interview with Daniel Penny for FOX Nation on December 10, 2024 in New York City. John Lamparski | Getty Images President Donald Trump confirmed late Thursday he was appointing Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia after pulling his controversial nomination of Ed Martin to hold that role permanently. '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,' Trump said on Truth Social. 'She is in a class by herself. Congratulations Jeanine!' NBC News reported earlier Trump was strongly considering Pirro for the position, which oversees criminal prosecutions and civil cases in Washington, D.C., a federal district. Pirro is the former district attorney for Westchester County, New York. She is also a staunch supporter of Trump, who pardoned her ex-husband, Al Pirro, for his tax evasion conviction in the final hours of Trump's first stint in the White House. 'Jeanine Pirro has been a wonderful addition to 'The Five' over the last three years and a longtime beloved host across Fox News Media who contributed greatly to our success throughout her 14-year tenure,' a Fox News spokesperson said in a statement. 'We wish her all the best in her new role in Washington.' Trump earlier Thursday said he was dropping the nomination of Martin, who had drawn criticism for his advocacy of Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants, and faced the strong likelihood of the Senate not confirming him. Read More UBS to Launch $2 Billion Buyback Trump in a separate social media post later Thursday said, 'Ed Martin has done an AMAZING job as interim U.S. Attorney, and will be moving to the Department of Justice as the new Director of the Weaponization Working Group, Associate Deputy Attorney General, and Pardon Attorney.' 'In these highly important roles, Ed will make sure we finally investigate the Weaponization of our Government under the Biden Regime, and provide much needed Justice for its victims,' Trump wrote. Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, on Tuesday said he would not support Martin's nomination, dealing what appeared to be a final blow to his chance of winning confirmation. Tillis cited Martin's support for Capitol riot defendants. 'He's a terrific person, and he wasn't getting the support,' Trump said at the White House as he said he was abandoning Martin's nomination. 'I have to be straight. I was disappointed,' the president said. 'A lot of people were disappointed, but that's the way it works. Sometimes that's the way it works. And he wasn't rejected, but we felt it would be very it would be hard.' D.C.'s shadow senator, Ankit Jain, in a statement, said, 'If Jeanine Pirro is nominated, I would hope to meet with her and understand her priorities. I am open to the idea that someone I disagree with politically can be an effective prosecutor, which is the only role of the position.' 'But for me to support her, Pirro must make it clear she knows how to do the job and is focused on fighting violent crime. I worry that, like Ed Martin, she would focus on prosecuting the President's enemies and whitewashing the events of January 6th and the relentless lying about the election results that caused it.'
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump taps Martin for DOJ pardon attorney, ‘weaponization' role
President Trump plans to put Ed Martin, his first pick for U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., who was rebuffed by the Senate, in a far-reaching role at the Justice Department. In a Thursday evening post on his social media site, Trump said Martin would serve as both the head of a new Weaponization Working Group and as the U.S. pardon attorney from a perch in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General. 'Ed will make sure we finally investigate the Weaponization of our Government under the Biden Regime, and provide much needed Justice for its victims,' Trump wrote. Trump indicated Thursday that he would pull Martin's nomination after Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said he would not vote to advance the attorney out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, effectively killing his nomination after a string of controversies. Trump then said Thursday in the Oval Office that he hoped to find a role in the Justice Department for the controversial attorney. The Weaponization Working Group was established by Attorney General Pam Bondi and lays out clear objectives — mandating review of special counsel Jack Smith's work and 'the pursuit of improper investigative tactics' related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. As pardon attorney, Martin would also be responsible for reviewing petitions of those hoping to have their sentences commuted or be pardoned by the president — a group that already includes former GOP Rep. George Santos (N.Y.). The Trump administration fired the prior pardon attorney, Liz Oyer, after she said she declined to recommend actor Mel Gibson have his gun rights restored. She was later informed U.S. Marshals were set to be dispatched to her house to deliver a letter asking her not to testify when she agreed to appear at a panel organized by congressional Democrats. Martin, who previously worked for Phyllis Schlafley's Eagle Forum, responded to the news by tweeting, 'Eagle Unleashed.' Martin, who was already serving as interim U.S. Attorney for D.C., took a number of remarkable moves in his short tenure in the post. A former 'Stop the Steal' speaker, Martin represented several Jan. 6 defendants in trials, while one of his first moves in his current post was to reassign or dismiss prosecutors on those cases. He also simultaneously represented one client while moving to dismiss charges against him as U.S. attorney, doing the same for all cases in the wake of broad pardons issued by Trump on his first day in office. He also wrote a public letter to Elon Musk threatening to use his prosecutorial platform to go after those who 'even acted simply unethically,' later launching investigations into two Democratic lawmakers, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Martin has sent letters to Georgetown University threatening to investigate the school over its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, and more recently he sent letters to a D.C.-based medical marijuana dispensary saying it was 'operating in violation of federal law.' Trump also announced Thursday that he would put Jeanine Pirro, a Fox News host and former judge, in the U.S. Attorney post in D.C. on an interim basis. Like Martin, she may only serve in the post for 120 days, and Trump did not make clear whether he plans to formally nominate her. Beyond his description as being 'unleashed,' Martin also retweeted a post from conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. 'The left got its wish. Ed Martin won't be U.S. attorney for D.C. Instead, he'll get a senior DOJ job heading the investigation into Biden-era weaponization of the DOJ against conservatives,' Kirk wrote. 'Be careful what you wish for, libs. You just might get it!' Updated at 10:56 a.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
09-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Trump taps Martin for DOJ pardon attorney, ‘weaponization' role
President Trump plans to put Ed Martin, his pick for U.S. attorney in D.C. who was rebuffed by the Senate, in a far-reaching role at the Justice Department. In a Thursday evening post on his social media site, Trump said Martin would serve as both the head of a new Weaponization Working Group and as the U.S. pardon attorney from a perch in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General. 'Ed will make sure we finally investigate the Weaponization of our Government under the Biden Regime, and provide much needed Justice for its victims,' Trump wrote in the post. Trump indicated he would pull Martin's nomination Thursday after Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said he would not vote to advance the attorney out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, effectively killing his nomination after a string of controversies. The announcement comes after Trump said in the Oval Office Thursday that he hoped to find a role in the Justice Department for the controversial attorney. The Weaponization Working Group was established by Attorney General Pam Bondi and lays out clear objectives – mandating review of Special Counsel Jack Smith's work and 'the pursuit of improper investigative tactics' related to Jan. 6. As pardon attorney, Martin would also be responsible for reviewing petitions of those hoping to have their sentences commuted or be pardoned by the president – a group that already includes former GOP Rep. George Santos (N.Y.). The Trump administration fired the prior Pardon Attorney, Liz Oyer, after she said she declined to recommend actor Mel Gibson have his gun rights restored. She was later informed U.S. Marshals were set to be dispatched to her house to deliver a letter asking her not to testify when she agreed to appear at a panel organized by congressional Democrats.
