President Donald Trump conducted a swearing-in ceremony last week for Jeanine Pirro, who was appointed as the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. She has already announced a significant arrest.

“My voice should be heard loud and clear. No more tolerance of hatred. No more mercy for criminals,” Pirro stated during her brief remarks from the podium in front of a room full of reporters last week.

Pirro’s office revealed that a man from Washington state, who had livestreamed threats, was convicted on multiple charges.

The 39-year-old individual from Pasco, Washington, was found guilty by a federal judge yesterday of carrying two firearms without a license, illegally possessing ammunition, and spreading false information and hoaxes. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, alongside FBI Assistant Director in Charge Steven J. Jensen of the Washington Field Office Criminal and Cyber Crimes, made the announcement.

U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols convicted Taylor Taranto on all charges and will set a sentencing hearing after reviewing the defense’s request to release Taranto until then.

On June 28, 2023, Taranto livestreamed a video of himself driving his van near National Harbor, Maryland. He informed the audience that he had been “working on a detonator” and planned to drive a car bomb into the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), aiming for a neutron generator on NIST grounds. He then crossed the Wilson Bridge into Alexandria, Virginia, parked his van in the middle of the street, and fled to show his viewers how he could make the situation appear as an emergency.

The Joint Terrorism Task Force and FBI’s Washington Field Office quickly acted to locate Taranto and alerted local police about the potential bomb threat.

Subsequently, Taranto livestreamed another video showing him driving through D.C.’s Kalorama neighborhood, which led the FBI to his location. Police apprehended Taranto at Kalorama and confirmed the bomb threat was a hoax. Upon searching his vehicle, officers discovered two firearms, multiple magazines, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

Pirro’s office made headlines earlier this week when she announced criminal charges and sentencing in Washington, D.C.

On the same day she assumed office, Pirro revealed the sentence for two individuals involved in a drive-by shooting near a D.C. elementary school in broad daylight. According to the Washington Examiner, Rasheed Mullins, 27, and Josiah Warfield, 24, were sentenced to over seven years in federal prison for the April 2024 shooting. Mullins received 90 months, and Warfield was sentenced to 100 months, both with an additional five years of supervised release. Earlier this year, both men pled guilty to assault with intent to murder while armed.

In a speech earlier this year at the Department of Justice, Trump vowed to make the nation’s capital secure after rising crime rates, stating, “We’re not going to have crime, and we’re not going to stand for crime.”

Recent data from Metropolitan Police indicates a reduction in crime in D.C. this year, with robberies decreasing by 24%, homicides dropping by 17%, and assaults with a dangerous weapon falling by 14%.

A potential successor to Pirro at Fox News could be a familiar face.

A White House source revealed that Alina Habba, former attorney for President Donald Trump and now serving as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, is being considered to replace Pirro as a host on The Five. The Daily Mail reported that Habba is contemplating the move, potentially bypassing the confirmation process to remain in her current role as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey.