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Trump nominates Jeanine Pirro for full term as DC’s top federal prosecutor By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN 2 minute read

Trump nominates Jeanine Pirro for full term as DC’s top federal prosecutor
By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN
2 minute read
Published 6:58 PM EDT, Tue June 17, 2025
President Donald Trump looks on as interim US Attorney Jeanine Pirro speaks during her swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office on May 28, 2025.
President Donald Trump looks on as interim US Attorney Jeanine Pirro speaks during her swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office on May 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/File
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President Donald Trump is nominating former Fox News host and interim US Attorney Jeanine Pirro to a full term as the top federal prosecutor in Washington, DC, according to a White House news release.
Her nomination for a four-year term has been sent to the Senate, the release says.
She was named to the position on an interim basis last month after Trump’s first pick, Ed Martin, faced what appeared to be insurmountable pushback from Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Pirro, a longtime Trump ally, is a former judge and district attorney for Westchester County in New York. Until being tapped by Trump, she had not held a position in the justice system since 2005, when she left the district attorney’s office and began her