Jeanine Pirro: “Within days of the President nominating me to be the United…”

“And I will not hesitate to get involved in any kind of encounter with anyone who blocks me from the President. Now, finally, let me say one thing. Within days of the President nominating me to be the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, I was at the scene of a double homicide where one Elias Rodriguez crossed state lines from Chicago with a firearm to commit a felony in the District. He's now indicted for the murder of two individuals, Laurent Liszynski and Sarah Milgram here in Washington.” (09:18–09:35)

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