Trump appoints anchor Fox as D.C. Attorney

President of the United States Donald Trump erstwhile again, he went to the front page of the newspapers by individual decision: Trump announced that he would appoint a Fox News presenter Jeanine Pirro (73), erstwhile territory lawyer and elected judge, for the position of Chief national Prosecutor in Washington. Trump had previously rejected his first candidate for the post.

Various media reports that Trump appointed Pirro, at least temporarily, to be head of the largest U.S. Attorney's Office. On Thursday he withdrew his appointment as a conservative activist Ed Martin Jr. (55) to this post. Pirro, who has been working at Fox News since 2006, is co-host of the "The Five" programme, aired at night on weekdays. However, he besides holds legal education: in 1990 Pirro was elected justice of Westchester region territory Court in New York. She besides served for 3 terms as elected territory attorney.

"Jeanine is incredibly well qualified for this position and is considered 1 of the best territory prosecutors in fresh York State history. He is in his own class," Trump wrote on fact Social. Pirro is not the first associate of Trump's squad to previously work for his favourite Fox tv station. Minister for Defence Pete Hegseth (44) He was besides a associate of the squad presenting the station.

In 2021. Pirro was besides targeted by Smartmatic electoral technology company USA. The company sued Fox News, Pirro and others for spreading false claims that the company would aid Trump “steal” the 2020 presidential election. In a defamation suit filed in the fresh York State Court, the company claimed $2.7 billion in damages from defendants.