Jeanine Pirro headlines as DC US Attorney since May 2025 amid DOJ probes and cases tied to Trump era investigations. Former judge and TV host.
U.S. DOJ officials say the investigation into President Biden's use of the autopen for pardons remains open, despite reports of it going cold. The probe focuses on whether mass pardons and the autopen process involved legal violations, but no charges have been filed. The case is complex due to executive privilege and immunity issues.
The interim U.S. attorney for Wisconsin's Eastern District, David Schimel, faces the end of his 120-day appointment as judges decline to extend it. The judges will wait for a presidential nomination and Senate confirmation, with Schimel having overseen notable cases including the conviction of a judge for obstruction.
The U.S. government has launched a crackdown on online scam centers across Southeast Asia, sanctioning a Cambodian senator and 28 others for operating fraud networks that target Americans. The operation includes seizing assets, shutting down online channels, and seeking extraditions of Chinese nationals involved in cryptocurrency scams. The effort aims to dismantle illicit operations linked to human trafficking and cybercrime.
The Independent reports that Cole Tomas Allen, 31, has been charged with attempted assassination of a president during the Washington, D.C. White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Prosecutors say he fired a shotgun toward a Secret Service officer amid the security disruption; a agent wore a ballistic vest and survived. Allen has agreed to remain in custody as he awaits trial. Prosecutors allege he took a self-portrait minutes before the attack and left messages signaling grievances over Trump administration actions.
Secret Service agents have shot a 45-year-old man, identified as Michael Marx of Texas, after he has opened fire near the Washington Monument on Monday afternoon. A 15-year-old bystander has been grazed and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect has been hospitalized and is facing federal charges.