Watchdog files bar complaint against Jeanine Pirro over bid to indict 6 Democratic lawmakers
Summary
A legal watchdog group filed complaints against U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and two of her colleagues for seeking to charge six Democratic lawmakers with federal crimes. The complaints claim they misused their power to push politically motivated cases linked to President Donald Trump.Key Facts
- Complaints were filed by the Legal Accountability Center in New York and Virginia against Jeanine Pirro and two assistants.
- The complaints accuse them of unethical behavior for attempting to indict six Democratic lawmakers.
- The lawmakers appeared in a video urging troops to refuse unlawful orders; all six have military or intelligence backgrounds.
- A grand jury refused to indict these lawmakers, which is rare but has happened more during President Trump’s second term.
- President Trump called the lawmakers’ actions “sedition punishable by death” on social media.
- Critics say Pirro has pursued politically motivated cases, including one recently dropped involving a former Olympian.
- The watchdog group also filed complaints against Pirro’s predecessor, who supported prosecuting Trump’s political opponents.
- The group wants attorney disciplinary actions taken against Pirro and her team for their conduct in these cases.
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