The nation’s capital is witnessing a much-needed law and order revival under newly appointed Interim U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro — and she’s not wasting any time.
In a bold announcement, Pirro’s office confirmed that Taylor Taranto, a 39-year-old man from Pasco, Washington, has been convicted on multiple serious federal charges. This includes illegally carrying two firearms without a license, unlawfully possessing ammunition, and broadcasting dangerous hoaxes through livestreams.
“Jeanine Pirro is proving she means business,” one law enforcement source close to the case told Trending Politics. “We haven’t seen this kind of decisive federal prosecution in D.C. in a long time.”
Taranto’s arrest comes after a chilling incident that occurred last summer. On June 28, 2023, he livestreamed himself behind the wheel of a van near National Harbor, Maryland, spewing threats of detonating a bomb at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). “Working on a detonator,” he said on video, claiming he was going to unleash destruction using a neutron generator.
Taranto then drove across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge into Alexandria, Virginia, parked his van in the middle of a road, and fled the scene — all while filming the ordeal for his online audience. The alarming stunt caused widespread panic, prompting a swift reaction from the Joint Terrorism Task Force and the FBI’s Washington Field Office, who immediately began tracking him.
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