Watchdog files bar complaint against Jeanine Pirro over bid to indict 6 Democratic lawmakers
The Legal Accountability Center says the filings target meritless indictments and ask bar officials to pursue discipline against Pirro and two aides.
- On Tuesday, The Legal Accountability Center filed bar complaints against Attorney Jeanine Pirro, Carlton Davis, and Steven Vandervelden, alleging the former Fox News host violated ethical duties by seeking "meritless" indictments against six Democratic lawmakers.
- President Donald Trump accused the lawmakers of sedition, declaring their video "punishable by DEATH," while the complaint alleges Pirro abused her power to target the President's "perceived political enemies."
- In February, a Washington grand jury refused to indict Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin and four House Democrats after the group urged service members to reject orders they believed to be unlawful.
- Michael Teter, co-founder of the center, argued prosecutors must exercise independent judgment, urging bar officials to investigate the "patently improper effort" and "pursue appropriate discipline" against the attorneys.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth separately attempted to punish Kelly, a former Navy pilot representing Arizona, for the video; a federal district court judge blocked the censure attempt.
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Jeanine Pirro in hot water as bar complaint finds 'patently improper' abuse of power
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro faces a bar complaint alleging she abused her power to pursue indictments against six Democratic lawmakers on behalf of President Donald Trump.The Legal Accountability Center filed the complaint Tuesday with a state grievance committee in White Plains, New York, which handles ethics cases against attorneys. The group asked the committee to investigate Pirro, the top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia, and…
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Watchdog files bar complaint against Jeanine Pirro over bid to indict 6 Democratic lawmakers
A legal watchdog says it filed bar complaints on Tuesday accusing U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and two lieutenants of violating their ethical duties in seeking to charge six Democratic lawmakers with federal crimes for appearing in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.
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