‘We Want to Make DC Safe Again’: US Attorney Pirro Explains Trump’s Agenda

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro stated clearly on “My View with Lara Trump” on Saturday that federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department is part of President Donald Trump‘s mission to make Washington, D.C., safe again.

“This is a city where there is a lot of crime. Whether you want to say it’s up or down, I don’t care. There’s too much crime,” Pirro said. “This is not something where anyone’s rights are being violated. Rights are being protected, because the first order of government is the protection of its people. We’re supposed to be that shining city on the hill. We should be safe. Beautiful.”

The former Fox News host explained that the best way to tackle the capital’s crime rate is by lowering the age requirement for prosecution, pointing out that young adults in their mid-teens to early twenties commit the majority of the crimes.

“When I came here, it didn’t take long to realize that there is an enormous amount of crime going on in this city which is not being prosecuted,” Pirro added. “Arrests are not being made because the crime is being committed by 14, 15, 16, 17-year-olds who are literally being coddled.”

“So imagine this, Lara. If I have a 17-year-old who shoots someone with a gun, but he doesn’t kill that person, I cannot prosecute him or investigate him. It goes to the family court when the mission there is rehabilitation. … For 30 years, I have fought the fight to make sure that we make criminals accountable and that we protect the victim.”

Pirro has been strongly vocal on protecting young people and minorities. The U.S. attorney showed last Wednesday how thus far in 2025, 19 young adults, all members of minority communities, fell victim to gun violence in the district at the hand of individuals who “don’t have any reason to fear law enforcement.”

Since Trump deployed the National Guard, protests by the Left have erupted in the nation’s capital.

Most notably, last Sunday night Sean Charles Dunn, an international affairs specialist in the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, threw a Subway sandwich in the face of a federal agent in protest. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that Dunn was not only out of a job but would also face felony charges.

Dunn is not the only one being arrested on Washington’s streets. Hundreds of alleged criminals have been rounded up since the law enforcement crackdown began in the district. According to FBI Director Kash Patel, scores were arrested overnight from Saturday evening to Sunday morning alone.

Pirro told Trump Saturday her goal is protecting law-abiding citizens.

“You know, I don’t think about me and my legacy, but I guess it’s always been the same,” Pirro said. “It’s always been about fighting for a level playing field for people who can’t speak for themselves. I mean, the pain that people go through for, for no reason. They didn’t ask for it, they didn’t do anything. I want to be the person who speaks for them. I want to be the person that makes a difference for them.”

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