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Jeanine Pirro spent years prosecuting some of the most notorious crimes in the tri-state before becoming one of the most recognizable faces on television. She's now on one of the biggest stages in American law enforcement.
From becoming Westchester County's first female district attorney to now holding one of the most powerful prosecuting posts in the country, Pirro has spent decades in the spotlight.
Now, nearly a year and a half into her new role in Washington, she was back in New York and joined News 12's senior reporter Tara Rosenblum for an exclusive, wide-ranging conversation.
On why she returned to public service after a successful television career during one of the most politically charged moments in American history:
On leading the largest U.S. Attorney's Office in the country with a dual role as chief federal prosecutor and local district attorney, and what it is like a year and a half later:
On national security:
On the assault case at Cornell:
On Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar:
On the mysterious letters containing white powder showing up at congressional offices across the country and the tri-state:
On public safety, taking illegal guns off the streets and whether Washington streets are safer than before:
On juvenile crime and how to keep young offenders from returning to the streets:
On her new fraud and asset recovery division and the types of cases most alarming right now:
On predictions for the mid-term elections:
On whether Washington is the final chapter of her public career and if she has her sights set on becoming U.S. attorney general:
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