President Donald Trump is considering having Fox News host Jeanine Pirro take over as interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., after the current acting and nominated lawyer, Ed Martin, failed to coalesce Republican support for Senate confirmation, ABC News reported Thursday.
While some commented simply, "an outside the box choice," and "Not at all a surprise," others quickly mocked the choice.
"Break out the breathalyzer," jabbed national security lawyer Bradley P. Moss, referring to accusations that she was "tipsy" during an on-air appearance in 2020. Pirro emphatically denied the allegations, but it didn't stop the mockery mill at "Saturday Night Live" from creating their own drunken Pirro character played by Cecily Strong.
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"People never want to hear this, but as someone who has covered Fox News for years (and broken many stories about it), I can tell you that Judge Jeanine does not drink. As for other substances, I have no idea," commented reporter Yashar Ali.
Elections lawyer Andy Craig questioned the new "interum" in the title.
"After the 120-day clock expires on Martin, you're supposed to get the court appointing a US attorney to serve until somebody is Senate-confirmed. I guess the theory is a new interim appointee resets that?" he asked.
"Would really be nice if we had some senators to push back against this kind of thing," commented Lawfare's Quinta Jurecic. She clarified that "we" means the people of the District of Columbia.
"Dumbest timeline, exhibit 10283843920193472901103," said Lawfare's Anna Bower.
"Oh god. It’s Pirro," lamented legal analyst Allison Gill from her "Mueller, She Wrote" account.
"Just wait until you see the parties Pirro and Hegseth can throw," Joked professor Jacob Levy.
Ben Collins, CEO of The Onion, simply laughed. Posting on Bluesky, "holy s---." He then mocked the photo choice for the article by ABC News.
"I welcome Post-Indictment Arraignment with a two-drink minimum," quipped legal analyst Ken White.
