Former New York prosecutor, judge, and television personality Jeanine Pirro was sworn in on Wednesday as Interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia.

President Trump appointed Pirro to the role after Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) derailed Ed Martin’s Senate confirmation.

Tillis, who voted to confirm Biden’s radical pick for Attorney General Merrick Garland, told reporters that he opposes the nomination of Ed Martin for DC US Attorney for political reasons.

He said he would have supported Martin for any district except for the District of Columbia.

BREAKING: Trump Announces Judge Jeanine Pirro will be Appointed Interim US Attorney For DC

President Trump described her as “one of the Top District Attorneys in the History of the State of New York.”

On Wednesday, President Trump promised “very, very big improvements in the DC area,” with Pirro cleaning up the capital.

Trump: Jeanine Pirro, I have no doubt, will be an exceptional US Attorney for the District of Columbia, one of the truly most important positions in our country of any position, where she will restore public safety in our nation’s capital, break up vicious street gangs and criminal networks, and ensure equal justice under the law. You’ll see very, very big improvements in the DC area, that I can promise you.

Pirro delivered remarks at her swearing-in ceremony, where she promised to show no mercy to criminals and assign the appropriate punishment for violence.

“send a message that justice will be honored in the District of Columbia,” she said.

WATCH:

Pirro: Long ago, I went to law school to study about justice and to bring justice to victims of violent crimes: women, children, and the elderly. I fought to give them a voice in a system that was both blind and deaf to their concerns. I dedicated my heart and soul to making sure that there was a system that responded to them. My profile and my prosecutorial successes garnered public attention, and my life took unexpected turns. Through all of this, President Trump, you have remained as steadfast as one of my earliest supporters and champions. You never wavered. You were always steadfast, trustworthy, and confident.

Today, Mr. President, you bring me back to my roots, and it is a larger arena, but no less an arena, where we need justice, where we need to send a message that justice will be honored in the District of Columbia. And just last week, here in our nation’s capital, two people on the brink of beginning their life had hopes and dreams that were never realized because a cold-blooded murderer made a decision to shoot them down on the streets on a cold, rainy night in our nation’s capital. This will not go without just accounting.

My voice should be heard loud and clear: No more, no more tolerance of hatred, no more mercy for criminals. Violence will be addressed correctly with the appropriate punishment, and this city will again become a shining city on the hill in an America that President Trump has promised to make great again and will make safe again. Mr. President, America thanks you, and I thank you.

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