Reject Pirro's nomination for excusing Capitol attack

Jeanine Pirro's actions and statements regarding the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol demonstrate that she is unfit to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. Pirro has excused and downplayed the violence that occurred, defended the rioters as "hostages" prosecuted for their political beliefs, and criticized the lengthy sentences given to convicted seditious conspiracy ringleaders like Enrique Tarrio. She has even called for criminal investigations into the very prosecutors in her prospective office who worked to hold the January 6th defendants accountable. Appointing someone who has made excuses for an attempt to violently overturn the 2020 presidential election as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia would be an affront to the rule of law and our democratic system of government. Senators committed to upholding their oaths should decisively reject Pirro's nomination.