President Trump went to the Fox News well once again to fill out his administration Thursday, picking “The Five” co-host Jeanine Pirro to serve as interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia.
“Jeanine is incredibly well qualified for this position, and is considered one of the Top District Attorneys in the History of the State of New York,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “She is in a class by herself.”
“Congratulations Jeanine!”
Earlier Thursday, Trump pulled the nomination of Ed Martin to serve as the capital’s top federal prosecutor after Senate Republicans balked at the choice
“He’s a terrific person, and he wasn’t getting the support from people that I thought,” Trump said of Martin, whose period as acting DC US attorney was set to expire May 20.
“I can only lift that little phone so many times in a day, but we have somebody else that will be great,” he added.
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