{"id":2603389,"date":"2026-05-15T21:57:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T01:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pirro-shares-video-of-taxpayer-funded-items-sitting-in-government-basements\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T22:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T02:00:47","slug":"pirro-shares-video-of-taxpayer-funded-items-sitting-in-government-basements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pirro-shares-video-of-taxpayer-funded-items-sitting-in-government-basements\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirro shares video of taxpayer-funded items sitting in government basements"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fpirro-shares-video-of-taxpayer-funded-items-sitting-in-government-basements%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=2603389&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>U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro posted a video on X claiming she found a large, unmarked government storage room in Washington, D.C., filled with boxed surplus equipment that had been paid for with taxpayer money but left unused-she estimated at least 50 boxes of lamps and well over 1,000 computers (possibly around 2,000). she criticized the alleged waste and argued the items should be sold or donated thru existing surplus property programs rather than kept in storage. Pirro did not name the specific agency or location, nor did she provide an estimated value of the equipment.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeanine-pirro\/\">Jeanine Pirro<\/a> on Friday posted a video showing what she described as hundreds of taxpayer-funded computers and lamps sitting unused in basement storage rooms, describing the discovery as an example of wasteful <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-spending\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1631\">spending<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">nation\u2019s capital<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the video shared to her X account, Pirro walked through an unnamed government storage area in Washington and criticized what she said was a failure to properly dispose of surplus items purchased with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taxpayers\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3230\">public money<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4570480\/texas-supreme-court-rejects-abbott-oust-democrats-broke-quorum\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Texas Supreme Court rejects Greg Abbott request to oust Democrats who broke quorum<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4570460\/nra-sues-virginia-assault-weapons-ban-supreme-court-review-similar-laws\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>NRA sues Virginia over new \u2018assault weapons\u2019 ban as Supreme Court could review similar laws<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4570660\/doj-death-penalty-suspect-israeli-embassy-shooting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ seeks death penalty for man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy workers<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cJust because we\u2019re in D.C. doesn\u2019t mean that people here can waste your dollars,\u201d Pirro said in the video, while standing in what she described as a \u201cmassive basement storage facility\u201d filled with boxed equipment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This week, I discovered a massive unmarked storage room with boxes full of forgotten equipment. Just because we\u2019re in D.C. doesn\u2019t mean the government can waste your money. I\u2019m going to make sure some of it is returned to the taxpayers. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CdMsPKDzfO\">pic.twitter.com\/CdMsPKDzfO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 US Attorney Pirro (@USAttyPirro) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USAttyPirro\/status\/2055431780266561876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Pirro said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-enters-the-gray-zone\/\" title=\"Israel steps into the gray area.\">facility contained<\/a> at least 50 boxes of lamps and \u201cwell over 1,000 computers,\u201d estimating the number of unused computers may be closer to 2,000. She argued that instead of leaving the items in storage, the government should sell or donate them through existing surplus property programs. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen public items are purchased with taxpayers\u2019 dollars are no longer used, you don\u2019t throw them away and put them in the basement, you sell them,\u201d Pirro said. \u201cEven if you only make pennies on the dollar, at least the American taxpayer gets some benefit from it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Pirro did not identify the building, agency, or department where the items were stored, nor did she provide an estimated dollar value for the equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The video comes as the Trump administration has continued to spotlight wasteful federal spending and root out waste, fraud, and abuse across government agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Since returning to office, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> and allies have repeatedly criticized what they describe as bloated bureaucracy and poor stewardship of taxpayer dollars, while directing agencies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-skirts-noem-vow-by-awarding-contracts-1-under-threshold\/\" title=\"DHS skirts Noem vow by awarding contracts  under threshold\">review contracts<\/a>, staffing, and unused federal assets. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a> already operates systems for redistributing or selling surplus property. Through the General Services Administration, excess computers, office furniture, and equipment can be transferred to other agencies, sold at auction, or donated to state and local governments, schools, and nonprofit organizations. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4570660\/doj-death-penalty-suspect-israeli-embassy-shooting\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4570660\/doj-death-penalty-suspect-israeli-embassy-shooting\/\">DOJ SEEKS DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO ISRAELI EMBASSY WORKERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pirro suggested additional action could follow. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to make sure some of that money is returned to the taxpayers,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeanine Pirro posted an X video claiming unused taxpayer computers and lamps were stored in a D.C. basement, showing wasteful spending<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2603392,"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\/2026\/05\/pirro-government-waste.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[8049,45266,49985,5894,5953],"class_list":["post-2603389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-accountability","tag-campaign-news","tag-government-waste","tag-politics","tag-taxpayer-funded"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pirro-government-waste.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603389","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\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2603389"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2603394,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603389\/revisions\/2603394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2603392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2603389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2603389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2603389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}