Jeanine Pirro
Jeanine Pirro is the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.
Notable Quotes
"Bustamante Leiva came to Washington illegally to prey on citizens of the district."View Story →
"Bustamante Leiva came to Washington illegally to prey on citizens of the District. He methodically targeted women at restaurants, stealing their purses, and monetizing the stolen cards within minutes."View Story →
"The investigation into 'debanking' allegations is being handled by Jeanine Pirro."View Story →
"Anyone who is in a position of vandalising or attempting to vandalise will face the criminal justice system in DC."View Story →
"The indictment is in response to an incident that occurred on June 19th of 2026, in which the defendant, Hearn, ripped a piece of recently installed sealant on the bottom of the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial."View Story →
"I don't know and I don't care."View Story →
"This process has been arbitrarily undermined by an activist judge."View Story →
""Bustamante Leiva came to Washington illegally to prey on citizens of the district. His pattern of theft ends here.""View Story →
"Fraudsters who target Americans from overseas may believe that they cannot be reached."View Story →
"the Office of the Inspector General for the Federal Reserve would be conducting its own investigation into 'the building costs overruns – in the billions of dollars – that have been borne by taxpayers.'"View Story →
"This individual was intent on doing as much harm and as much damage as he could."View Story →
"If you build a cybercrime empire, we will find you, dismantle your operation, and hold you accountable."View Story →
"'Justice will be served’: DC Attorney Jeanine Pirro reveals..."View Story →
"It is clear, based upon what we know so far, that this individual was intent on doing as much harm and as much damage as he could."View Story →
"'Justice will be served’"View Story →
"It is clear, based upon what we know so far, that this individual was intent on doing as much harm and as much damage as he could."View Story →
"Accordingly, I have directed my office to close our investigation as the IG undertakes this inquiry."View Story →
"It is clear, based upon what we know so far, this individual was intent on doing as much harm and as much damage as he could."View Story →
"This was an attempted assassination of the president of the United States, with the defendant making clear what his intent was -- and that intent was to bring down as many of the high ranking cabinet officials as he could."View Story →
"It is clear, based upon what we know so far, this individual was intent on doing as much harm and as much damage as he could."View Story →
"The suspect's intent was to bring down as many of the high-ranking cabinet officials as he could."View Story →
"Cole Allen's journey of accountability in the criminal justice system starts today."View Story →
"This was an attempted assassination of the President of the United States, with the defendant making clear what his intent was."View Story →
"Make no mistake, this was an attempted assassination of the president of the United States, with the defendant making clear what his intent was – and that intent was to bring down as many of the high-ranking cabinet officials as he could."View Story →
"Let this be a message to anyone who thinks that Washington DC is the place to act out political violence."View Story →
"Make no mistake, this was an attempted assassination of the president of the United States, with the defendant making clear what his intent was – and that intent was to bring down as many of the high-ranking cabinet officials as he could."View Story →
"it is clear, based upon what we know so far, that this individual was intent on doing as much harm and as much damage as he could."View Story →
"This individual was intent on doing as much harm and as much damage as he could."View Story →
"There is no evidence the shooting was the result of friendly fire."View Story →
"Today, we are releasing video already provided to U.S. District Court showing Cole Allen shoot a U.S. Secret Service officer during his attempt to assassinate the President at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner."View Story →
"there is no evidence the shooting was the result of friendly fire."View Story →
"It is definitively his bullet. He hit at that Secret Service agent. He had every intention to kill him and anyone who got in his way, on his way to killing the president of the United States."View Story →
"We now can establish that a pellet that came from the buckshot from the defendant’s Mossberg pump-action shotgun was intertwined with the fiber of the vest of the Secret Service officer."View Story →
"It is definitively his bullet."View Story →
"If there's something there, great - and if there isn't, I'll go home."View Story →
"If there's something there, great - and if there isn't, I'll go home."View Story →
"It depends on what he finds."View Story →
"I want to see those statements. I want to see what's there."View Story →
"a pellet that came from Allen’s shotgun recovered at the scene was intertwined with fibres from the vest of the agent."View Story →
"Today’s indictment underscores a simple truth: there is evidence this defendant intended to assassinate the president, and that he shot a US Secret Service officer after he traversed the country with a cache of ammunition to accomplish his goals."View Story →
"Today’s indictment underscores a simple truth: there is evidence this defendant intended to assassinate the president, and that he shot a U.S. Secret Service agent after he traversed the country with a cache of ammunition to accomplish his goals."View Story →
"The use of violence to register dissent is anti-democratic at its core. We will pursue the maximum punishment available under the law against anyone who travels to the District of Columbia to engage in such acts."View Story →
""my ability to prosecute this case has nothing to do with my being there.""View Story →
"My office will not rest in our efforts to hold Elias Rodriguez accountable for this horrific, and targeted act of terror against Yaron Lischinsky, Sarah Milgrim and our Jewish community."View Story →
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