Senate confirms Jeanine Pirro as top DC prosecutor – Washington Examiner
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Jeanine Pirro as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, with a vote of 50-45. Pirro, a former Fox news host and former district attorney in Westchester County, New York, had been serving in the position on an interim basis awaiting Senate approval. Her confirmation came after a prolonged and contentious process, including a delayed and invalidated vote caused by Democratic opposition and a Senate walkout. The confirmation was part of a broader standoff between Senate Democrats and Republicans over the fast-tracking of President Donald Trump’s nominees, with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democrats insisting on more scrutiny. Despite efforts to reach a deal to confirm the remaining nominees quickly, progress stalled, and the Senate recessed for August, with plans to consider rule changes in September to expedite future confirmations. President Trump criticized democrats for blocking confirmations but approved the Senate recess, encouraging republicans to highlight their accomplishments to constituents.
Senate confirms Jeanine Pirro as top DC prosecutor
The Senate has confirmed Jeanine Pirro as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia after lawmakers failed to reach a deal to fast-track the rest of President Donald Trump‘s nominees.
On Saturday night, the upper chamber voted 50-45 to confirm Pirro as the top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., a role she was serving in an interim capacity as she awaited Senate confirmation.
The vote marks an end to a whirlwind confirmation process for Pirro — a former Fox News host and district attorney in Westchester County, New York — that saw two votes just to advance her nomination to the floor after one was deemed invalid after Democrats staged a walkout over another nominee.
Her nomination was also held up as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Democrats delayed the confirmation proceedings for Trump’s nominees, claiming they deserved more scrutiny.
Senators remained in Washington over the weekend in an attempt to strike a deal that would have quickly confirmed the rest of Trump’s nominees, but progress stalled on Saturday and they opted to head home for a delayed August recess.
Pirro’s nomination, along with a few others, were voted on Saturday evening as senators departed the capital.
Trump, while fuming at Schumer over his blockade, seemingly greenlit the senators’ departure from Washington for the month in a slew of Truth Social posts earlier Saturday.
TRUMP ACCUSES SCHUMER OF ‘POLITICAL EXTORTION’ AMID NOMINATIONS BLOCKADE
“Go home and explain to your constituents what bad people the Democrats are, and what a great job the Republicans are doing, and have done, for our Country. Have a great RECESS and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!” Trump posted.
They will not return again from recess until early September, when they will reportedly look to implement more aggressive rule changes to get the civilian nominees confirmed.
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