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Jeanine Pirro: “I would lower the age of accountability. I would lower it…”

Featuring: Jeanine Pirro, Republican | United States Attorney for the District of Columbia | National

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Judge Jeanine Pirro responds to violent teen takeover in D.C.

Published | Video Starts at 07:02

They've got all kinds of records like this and no one's done a damn thing. If you could have imagine offering for one law to create in this city to help you, what do you need? I would lower the age of accountability. I would lower it 14, 15, 16 and 17. I could graduate it in terms of the crime, but I've got to have 16 and 17 year olds subject to my jurisdiction or else the city goes to hell no matter what we do with the adults. Wait until this summer, Greta. It's only going to get worse. U.S. attorney Jeanine Pirro for the District of Columbia. My old friend, my old pal Greta, and one of my dear old friends, Henry. (07:02–07:19)

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Asserts that lowering the age of accountability to include 16 and 17-year-olds is necessary for city governance.

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