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Republicans approve Fox News vet Jeanine Pirro to be the top federal prosecutor in D.C. Pirro's record made her a controversial choice to serve as the U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C. Senate Republicans rubber-stamped her nomination anyway.

Aug. 4, 2025, 8:35 AM EDT

By Steve Benen

Donald Trump’s first choice to serve as the U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., was Ed Martin, a hyperpartisan Republican lawyer whose nomination collapsed in the face of bipartisan opposition.

After Martin’s bid failed, the president assured the public that his second choice would be “great,” and soon after, Trump announced that he wanted Jeanine Pirro — perhaps best known for work as a Fox News host — to be the top federal prosecutor in the nation’s capital.

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