{"id":2435221,"date":"2025-05-15T17:59:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T21:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeanine-pirro-announces-first-criminal-sentences-as-dc-prosecutor\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T18:00:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T22:00:30","slug":"jeanine-pirro-announces-first-criminal-sentences-as-dc-prosecutor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeanine-pirro-announces-first-criminal-sentences-as-dc-prosecutor\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeanine Pirro announces first criminal sentences as DC prosecutor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjeanine-pirro-announces-first-criminal-sentences-as-dc-prosecutor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2435221&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Jeanine Pirro, a former Fox News host, made headlines as she announced her first criminal sentences in her new role as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Appointed by President Donald Trump, Pirro&#8217;s first action involved sentencing two men, Rasheed Mullins (27) and Josiah Warfield (24), to serve over seven years each in federal prison for their participation in a drive-by shooting near an elementary school. Both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alt-right-martial-artists-challenge-anti-riot-law-on-first-amendment-grounds\/\" title=\"Alt-Right Martial Artists Challenge Anti-Riot Law on First A...d...t Grounds\">men pleaded guilty<\/a> to assault charges. <\/p>\n<p>On the same day, Pirro&#8217;s office also revealed an indictment against Te&#8217;Vaughn Brown, accused of felony assault on a senior citizen. Despite her swearing-in garnering little public attention, there are concerns from Democratic lawmakers about Pirro&#8217;s interim appointment without Senate input, which they believe could face legal challenges.In contrast, some Republican senators have expressed support for her, highlighting her legal background.<\/p>\n<p>In her brief tenure, Pirro aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >address <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-house-gop-signal-support-for-police-in-midst-of-defunding-calls\/\" title=\"McCarthy, House GOP Signal Support for Police in Midst of Defunding Calls\">rising crime rates<\/a><\/a> in D.C., and early statistics show a decrease in various crimes this year. How her interim role will evolve remains uncertain, as her 120-day term will require a permanent nomination or alternative appointment afterward.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jeanine Pirro announces first criminal sentences as DC prosecutor<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2117500\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Fox News host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeanine-pirro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jeanine Pirro<\/a> announced the latest criminal indictment and sentences in Washington, D.C., in her first act as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, marking the start of her interim appointment by President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the same day she was sworn into office, Pirro unveiled on Wednesday evening the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/drive-shooters-who-sprayed-bullets-near-southeast-washington-dc-elementary-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">punishment<\/a> for two men who carried out a broad-daylight drive-by shooting near a D.C. elementary school.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3412361\/supreme-court-nationwide-injunction-solution-trump-birthright-citizenship-order\/\">Supreme Court uncertain about solution to nationwide injunction &#8216;epidemic&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3411926\/judge-blocks-removal-trump-foreign-service-workers-collective-bargaining\/\">Judge blocks Trump from removing Foreign Service workers&#8217; collective bargaining rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3411857\/milwaukee-judge-hannah-dugan-pleads-not-guilty-obstruction\/\">Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan pleads not guilty in obstruction case<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this Jan. 28, 2015 photo, Jeanine Pirro attends the HBO Documentary Series premiere of &lsquo;THE JINX: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst&rsquo; in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rasheed Mullins, 27, and Josiah Warfield, 24, were each sentenced to over seven years in federal prison for their roles in the April 2024 shooting. Mullins received 90 months; Warfield was sentenced to 100 months; both were ordered to serve five years of supervised release thereafter. Both men pleaded guilty earlier this year to assault with intent to kill while armed.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, her office also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/district-man-indicted-felony-assault-senior-citizen-navy-yard-metro-station-prior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announced<\/a> the indictment of Te&rsquo;Vaughn Brown, 20, for felony assault on a senior citizen before a Nationals baseball game last August, setting a trial to begin on July 14.<\/p>\n<p>Pirro&rsquo;s swearing-in earlier this week came with little public fanfare, perhaps due to Trump&rsquo;s absence during his diplomatic trip to the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Pirro, a former prosecutor from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York<\/a>, replaced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ed-martin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ed Martin<\/a>, who served in an interim capacity only for a few months after it became clear that he did not have enough Republican support in the Senate for confirmation. Her interim appointment is valid for 120 days under a provision of federal law that allows a temporary U.S. attorney when the post is vacant.<\/p>\n<p>Amid Pirro&rsquo;s appointment, Democratic lawmakers are already questioning Trump&rsquo;s naming of a second interim attorney for the nation&rsquo;s capital without Senate input.<\/p>\n<p>This &ldquo;untested and unprecedented use of the interim appointment authority &hellip; could subject the interim appointee&rsquo;s actions to legal challenge,&rdquo; Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorDurbin\/status\/1920930373342818695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> on X this week.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing these concerns to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, principal deputy press secretary Harris Fields said, &ldquo;The appointment of Judge Jeanine Pirro to be the interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia is consistent with the law and the long-standing advice of the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After the 120-day interim period, the president must either nominate a permanent candidate for Senate confirmation or the district court may appoint a successor.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Durbin&rsquo;s concerns, Republicans have largely rallied behind Pirro. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called the move a &ldquo;home run,&rdquo; and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) praised her prosecutorial experience.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has vowed to make the nation&rsquo;s capital safe after years of rising crime rates, saying at a speech at the DOJ earlier this year that &ldquo;we&rsquo;re not going to have crime, and we&rsquo;re not going to stand for crime.&rdquo;&nbsp;So far, crime has fallen in D.C. this year, with robberies down 24%, homicides down 17%, and assaults with a dangerous weapon down 14%, <a href=\"https:\/\/mpdc.dc.gov\/dailycrime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to Metropolitan Police crime data.<\/p>\n<p>Pirro, 73, is a former judge and district attorney in Westchester County, New York, and was a longtime Fox News host known in part for her vocal support of Trump.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3409938\/ed-martin-says-doj-will-review-biden-pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ED MARTIN SAYS DOJ WILL REVIEW BIDEN'S LAST-MINUTE PARDONS\">ED MARTIN SAYS DOJ WILL REVIEW BIDEN&rsquo;S LAST-MINUTE PARDONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The White House has not indicated whether the president will seek her Senate confirmation to hold the post permanently.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted the DOJ for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2117500\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2117500\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeanine Pirro, newly appointed DC prosecutor, announces sentences<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2435222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP24166096450403.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[55326,54892,38446,33178,33211],"class_list":["post-2435221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-criminal-sentences","tag-dc-prosecutor","tag-jeanine-pirro","tag-justice-system","tag-legal-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP24166096450403.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435221"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2435225,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435221\/revisions\/2435225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2435222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}