President Donald Trump is nominating former Fox News host and interim US Attorney Jeanine Pirro to a full term as the top federal prosecutor in Washington, DC, according to a White House news release.
Her nomination for a four-year term has been sent to the Senate, the release says.
She was named to the position on an interim basis last month after Trump’s first pick, Ed Martin, faced what appeared to be insurmountable pushback from Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Pirro, a longtime Trump ally, is a former judge and district attorney for Westchester County in New York.