Judge Jeanine Has Had Enough, Goes Off on Washington DC’s Soft on Crime Policies [WATCH]

United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro on Monday backed President Donald Trump’s decision to take federal control of the Metropolitan Police Department and deploy National Guard troops to address what the president called a “public safety emergency” in the nation’s capital.

Speaking at a White House press conference, Trump announced measures aimed at reversing policies enacted by the DC City Council that he said have weakened law enforcement and emboldened criminals.

“This city will no longer be a sanctuary for illegal alien criminals. We will have full, seamless, integrated cooperation at all levels of law enforcement, and we’ll deploy officers across the district with an overwhelming presence,” Trump said.

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Trump also urged Republicans in Congress to amend federal law to eliminate no cash bail policies and other measures he argued empower criminals, both in Washington, DC, and in other major cities.

Pirro reinforced the president’s position, sharply criticizing DC laws and the judicial system for failing to hold violent offenders accountable.

“We need to go after the DC Council and their absurd laws. We need to get rid of this concept of, you know, no cash bail,” Pirro said.

“I see too much violent crime being committed by young punks who think that they can get together in gangs and crews and beat the hell out of you or anyone else,” she said, noting that current DC law and juvenile justice procedures make it nearly impossible to prosecute teenagers for violent crimes.

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Pirro’s remarks followed a recent attack on Department of Government Efficiency engineer Edward Coristine, also known as “Big Balls,” who was assaulted by eight teenagers after intervening to help a woman being attacked and robbed. Coristine suffered a concussion and a broken nose.

“These kids understand that the jurisdiction is through the state attorney general, Brian Schwalb… I can’t arrest them. I can’t prosecute them. They go to family court, and they get to do yoga and arts and crafts. Enough! It changes today,” Pirro said.

Addressing the president directly, Pirro said, “We all want the same thing. We all want a safe city. We want a safe capital. We want to be able to bring our families here. We want to be able to come and enjoy the history that makes this place great and, unfortunately, we are not in that position right now. And Mr. President, I want to thank you for taking the step that we need right now to make criminals understand that they are not going to get away with it anymore.”

Pirro highlighted instances in which juveniles convicted of serious violent crimes received probation instead of prison time.

“I convict someone of shooting another person with an illegal gun, on a public bus, in the chest, who he meant to kill. I convict him, and you know what the judge gives him? Probation—says you should go to college,” she said.

She repeated her call to eliminate no cash bail and focus on protecting law-abiding citizens.

“It’s not going to end today, because the President is going to do everything we need to do to make sure that these emboldened criminals understand we see you, we’re watching you, and we’re going to change the law to catch you,” Pirro said.

Construction of the federal plan for DC’s law enforcement takeover is expected to involve both the Metropolitan Police Department and federal agencies working under a unified command structure, with National Guard units supplementing police patrols in high-crime areas.