But Pirro, whose legal experience includes serving as a prosecutor and judge in New York\u2019s Westchester County, turned down the role, even though she had \u201ctried and failed to secure a top Justice Department job\u201d during Trump\u2019s first term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nThe reason, according to Thrush, was Pirro had \u201cno interest\u201d in working for Patel.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
The job ultimately went to former Fox News contributor and former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Monday, the Justice Department announced Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will step into the Trump administration as co-deputy director of the FBI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bailey, who stepped down from his role as attorney general effective September 8, will hold his newly-created position alongside current FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and serve under FBI Director Kash Patel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pirro went on to take over the U.S. attorney\u2019s office in the District of Columbia, even though she \u201chas not run a prosecutor\u2019s office in the iPhone era,\u201d Thrush wrote, adding that Pirro has not made it known whether she \u201chopes to ascend\u201d to a bigger role in the DOJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cLike many big-shot outsiders who take on medium-shot government jobs, Ms. Pirro has been aggravated by red tape, particularly requirements that she obtain approval of other officials before taking actions she would have done unilaterally as Westchester County district attorney two decades ago,\u201d Thrush wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Pirro\u2019s focus so far has been on stamping out violent crime in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Monday, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced Nathalie Jones, 50, of Lafayette, Indiana, was arrested in the District of Columbia on Saturday in connection with making a series of threats on social media in which she threatened to kill President Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHi everyone, it\u2019s Judge Jeanine. I just wanted to let you know here from the United States Attorney\u2019s Office in D.C. that an individual by the name of Nathalie Rose Jones is now in custody, charged with two federal crimes for knowingly and willfully threatening to take the life of the President of the United States,\u201d Pirro said in a clip she released on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe did come from New York to Washington, D.C. and she has been threatening and calling for the removal of the president and even worse as she got to D.C. Her threats were on Facebook and Instagram and she continued to call the president a terrorist and was working to have him eliminated. She is now in custody. She will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Make no mistake about that,\u201d Pirro said with a hint of a smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n