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Trump called the appointment critical, saying, “So Jeanine Pirro, I have no doubt, will be an exceptional U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, one of the truly most important positions in our country.”
And she wasted no time proving him right.
Just days into her new role, Pirro’s office secured a conviction in a disturbing case out of Washington State. A 39-year-old man from Pasco, Taylor Taranto, was found guilty on multiple federal charges after livestreaming violent threats while traveling across state lines in a van.
According to the Department of Justice, Taranto was found guilty of unlawfully possessing two firearms without a permit, carrying ammunition, and disseminating false information intended to incite panic. The case was brought forward by Pirro’s office and the FBI’s Washington Field Office under the leadership of Assistant Director Steven J. Jensen.
Judge Carl J. Nichols of the U.S. District Court found Taranto guilty on all counts. A decision on whether to release him until sentencing is still pending.
Back in June 2023, Taranto livestreamed himself saying he was “working on a detonator” and planning to use a car bomb at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He was allegedly targeting a neutron generator at the federal site.
After the threat, he crossed the Wilson Bridge into Alexandria, Virginia, parked his van, and fled the scene to stage what he claimed was an “emergency.” That stunt tipped off federal agents, who began tracking his movements.
Authorities finally caught up with him in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C. — a high-profile area known for housing political elites. Police took him into custody and determined that the bomb threat had been a hoax, but a dangerous one nonetheless.
Upon searching his vehicle, law enforcement found two firearms, several magazines, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
But Pirro wasn’t finished making headlines. Later that same day, she announced the sentencing of two men involved in a shocking daytime drive-by shooting near a D.C. elementary school. The shooters — Rasheed Mullins, 27, and Josiah Warfield, 24 — were each sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison. Mullins received a 90-month sentence, while Warfield got 100 months. Both will face five additional years under supervised release.
They had both pleaded guilty earlier this year to assault with intent to murder while armed — a terrifying incident that occurred in April 2024, sending shockwaves through the local community.
And Pirro’s office isn’t slowing down.
On Thursday, her team announced that Te’Vaughn Brown, 20, has been indicted for felony assault against a senior citizen in an unprovoked attack outside Nationals Park last August. A jury trial is scheduled for July 14.
From the moment Pirro took the oath of office, she’s been on a mission — not for press or politics, but for justice. If these first few days are any indication, Washington, D.C., is in for a seismic shift in how crime is prosecuted.
With Jeanine Pirro at the helm, the message is clear: The era of soft-on-crime policies is over — and real accountability is back.
