Jeanine Pirro has served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia since her interim appointment in May 2025 and Senate confirmation in August 2025. Recent developments include a series of federal jury trials ending in acquittals or mistrials, with her office securing convictions in well below the typical federal rate, drawing scrutiny in late August 2026 reporting. Tensions with the administration surfaced in early August after Pirro’s office dismissed Reflecting Pool vandalism charges based on evidence of construction issues rather than criminal acts, prompting public criticism from President Trump and a reported Oval Office meeting. Her office has also empaneled a special grand jury examining D.C. public schools attendance and oversight, while facing bar complaints and a congressional inquiry into prosecutorial decisions. These performance and political pressures represent the main factors shaping trader assessments of her tenure length.