Jeanine Pirro says current DC justice system 'isn't cutting it' as Trump takes federal control
Former Fox News host now leads Trump's policing takeover
By Taylor Penley Fox News
Published August 17, 2025 10:37am EDT
At the center of President Donald Trump’s takeover of Washington, D.C.’s policing stands a familiar face: Jeanine Pirro.
Once a regular fixture on "The Five," Pirro is now wielding federal power as the U.S. attorney for D.C., tasked with turning Trump’s promise of "Liberation Day" into reality.
In her words, "the first order of government is the protection of its people," and she intends to make D.C. that shining city on a hill once again.
"[President Trump] wants to make D.C. safe and beautiful and part of my appointment here by the president was to follow through on that initiative, and the federalization of the Metropolitan PD is something that I think is a great thing and the agenda is very clear," she shared on "My View with Lara Trump" over the weekend.
"We want to make D.C. safe again."
Pirro defended Trump’s measure, stressing that it protects citizens’ rights rather than eroding them — a direct rebuttal to critics on the left.
She pointed to juvenile crime as a major pillar of reform, arguing that too many serious offenses are shuffled into family courts.
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