Pirro says US has ‘crossed the Rubicon’ as people travel to DC for political violence

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Jeanine Pirro warned Thursday on “Fox & Friends” that the United States has “crossed the Rubicon” as she described what she said were increasing instances of people traveling to Washington, D.C., to engage in politically motivated violence.

Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said authorities were seeing “more and more” people come to the nation’s capital with the intent of committing such crimes.

“We’ve crossed the Rubicon because, for some reason, they think that they are allowed to violate the law, kill individuals if it satisfies what they think is their political moral compass,” Pirro said.

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro looking on during a press conference at the Justice Department in Washington D.C.

Pirro referenced a shooting involving a Secret Service officer near the Washington Monument and said that political violence in the district is becoming more common.

“People, for some reason, think they can come here and that they can commit these acts,” Pirro said. “That they’ll get attention for — to exercise their right to complain about what they think is unfair politics.”

“It’s not unusual in these cases to keep the grand jury and to continue the investigation,” Pirro said. “This individual can be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, as will anyone who comes to the district to try to exercise some kind of violence to focus on their political beliefs.”

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro speaking at a Justice Department press conference in Washington, D.C.

Pirro also discussed an investigation into crime reporting practices within the Metropolitan Police Department, saying her office began investigating in August 2025 and reviewed more than 6,000 police reports.

“What we found was that there was an intentional downgrading of crime to make it look as though crimes are not as serious as they were,” she said.

“They took assault with a dangerous weapon and turned it into reckless endangerment,” Pirro continued. “They took burglary and turned it into unlawful entry. They took theft of property and turned it into lost property.”

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro speaking at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.

She said accurate crime statistics are non-negotiable because they affect public safety decisions and resource allocation.

“It involves the allocation of resources,” Pirro said. “It involves making sure that victims are protected to the full extent of the law.”

“President Trump, when he decided to make D.C. safe and beautiful, he came in, put the full resources that we needed to make this district safe,” she added.

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro speaking at a Justice Department press conference with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metro Police Chief Jeffery Carroll

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The comments came as Pirro discussed the prosecution of Cole Allen, who authorities arrested in connection with the alleged assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.

She said prosecutors recently added a charge related to the alleged assault of a Secret Service officer.

“Cole Allen was very focused, very motivated, armed to the teeth,” Pirro said. “He had guns, ammunition, knives, daggers, holsters, wires, cutters as well as needle-nose pliers.”

She said investigators believe Allen intended to assassinate the President of the United States and said authorities are continuing to review his social media activity and possible contacts.

“He hated the President of the United States. He hated the administration,” Pirro said. “Whatever that motivation might be, the truth is his intent is the only issue that I’m concerned about.”

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Pirro also said additional charges could still be filed in the Allen case as prosecutors continue presenting evidence to a grand jury.

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