Senate confirms former Fox host as top DC prosecutor

By Michael Kunzelman Associated Press WASHINGTON The Senate has certified former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as the top federal prosecutor for the nation s capital filling the post after President Donald Trump withdrew his controversial first pick conservative activist Ed Martin Jr Pirro a former county prosecutor and elected judge was verified - Before becoming the acting U S Attorney for the District of Columbia in May she co-hosted the Fox News show The Five on weekday evenings where she frequently interviewed Trump Trump yanked Martin s nomination after a key Republican senator declared he could not endorsement him due to Martin s outspoken endorsement for rioters who stormed the U S Capitol on Jan Martin now serves as the Justice Department s pardon attorney In voting innovation company Smartmatic USA sued Fox News Pirro and others for spreading false asserts that the company helped steal the presidential ballot from Trump The company s libel suit filed in a New York state court sought billion from the defendants Last month Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to send Pirro s nomination to the Senate floor after Democrats walked out to protest Emil Bove s nomination to become a federal appeals court judge Pirro a graduate of Albany Law School has significantly more courtroom experience than Martin who had never served as a prosecutor or tried a affair before taking office in January She was elected as a judge in New York s Westchester County Court in before serving three terms as the county s elected district attorney In the final minutes of his first term as president Trump issued a pardon to Pirro s ex-husband Albert Pirro who was convicted in on conspiracy and tax evasion charges