Jeanine Pirro refused to answer if she’d prosecute Trump for shooting someone ‘in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsJeanine Pirro refused to answer if she’d prosecute Trump for shooting someone ‘in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue’Washington’s top federal prosecutor could be vying for the attorney general’s office after Pam Bondi’s firing, report saysKatie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Sunday 05 April 2026 20:33 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952193","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jeanine-pirro-attorney-general-b2952193.html","title":"Jeanine Pirro couldn’t say whether she’d prosecute Trump if he shot someone"}}CloseJeanine Pirro threatens jail time for lawful gun owners who travel to DC with firearmsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSou...