Jeanine Pirro: “I am here because the president asked me to be here.”

“And I expect that there will be more cases. Yes. Would you want to become the attorney general? And has it come up in conversation with President Trump at all? First of all, I am here because the president asked me to be here. I am here as, I think, the only double hatter in the United States Attorney's offices. I came here not only for the federal crime, but for the street crime.” (18:20–18:25)

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