US Attorney Jeanine Pirro was on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream to talk about President Trump and his efforts to rid Washington DC of crime.
“How do you respond to critics who say this is way too heavy handed?” Bream asked.
“President Trump has literally changed the safety landscape in Washington DC,” Pirro said.
“Who is the person who says, you know, crime is low enough for us to handle. Who decides what is acceptable? If we go from intolerable to unacceptable, does that mean we should pat ourselves on the back and say let’s just leave town?” Pirro continued.
“Washington was one of the most violent cities not just in the United States, but in the world,” Pirro declared.
“We’ve got individuals who are being shot, stabbed, beaten and brutalized and arrests are not being made,” Pirro said.
“What we need is to recognize that the first order of government is the protection of its people and President Trump is willing to make sure that DC has the resources,” Pirro continued.
US Attorney Pirro also commented on the leniency that DC laws are for minors who commit crimes with firearms.
“If you are 15, 16 or 17 years old and you shoot someone, but they don’t die, I can’t prosecute you? You go to family court where you end up being you know, the purpose is rehabilitation, and what we’ve got carjackings it’s like up, I don’t know 200 percent in a short period of time. And then these young kids, they are punks, they end up torching the cars afterwards and I can’t prosecute them, I can’t arrest them,” Pirro explained.
“We are working with the police to put together these cases to make sure that when they go to court, they get a conviction and that there is a sentence that is consistent with the acts that are occurring,” Pirro said.
“If President Trump didn’t do this, Washington would continue to be one of the most violent cities in the world and anyone who is against it is about politics and not about safety for our fellow citizens,” Pirro continued.
California Governor Gavin Newsom and former President Obama were critical of President Trump’s policies of using the military for protecting cities.
“What about those concerns?” Bream asked.
“You know, they are both laughable. President Obama to come out and make a comment on Chicago, a city that is his city, that has been one of the most violent cities in America that has shootings and killings frequently since I can remember. Every weekend there are shootings in Chicago. What are they doing about it?” Pirro said.
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