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U.S. Attorney Pirro’s Office Gets 4 Convictions in 8 Cases

8/24/2026

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s Washington office secured only four convictions out of eight federal cases since January.
The April MS-13 retrial ended with a hung jury, four deadlocked trials, and two acquittals.
Legal experts described the office’s conviction record as “embarrassing” and unprecedented in recent memory.
President Donald Trump criticized Pirro, saying she “choked” and “folded like an umbrella” after dropping the Lincoln Memorial case.

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s Washington office secured only four convictions out of eight federal cases since January.
The April MS-13 retrial ended with a hung jury, four deadlocked trials, and two acquittals.
Legal experts described the office’s conviction record as “embarrassing” and unprecedented in recent memory.
President Donald Trump criticized Pirro, saying she “choked” and “folded like an umbrella” after dropping the Lincoln Memorial case.