WASHINGTON – “Enough is enough,” U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro thundered Monday night, dropping the hammer on D.C.’s spiraling crime wave as President Donald Trump’s National Guard deployment hit the streets, marking a seismic federal takeover of the capital’s law enforcement. In a fiery Fox News interview with Sean Hannity, the former judge and Fox host-turned-prosecutor vowed that the 800-troop surge—flanked by ATF, DEA, and FBI reinforcements—is “just the beginning” of a relentless assault on what she called the “horrific” chaos plaguing the nation’s heart.
The operation, dubbed “Liberation Day” by Trump, federalizes the Metropolitan Police Department under the Home Rule Act, allowing Guard members to bolster patrols and ensure arrests stick. Pirro, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Trump at the White House briefing, detailed early wins: 87 arrests that day alone, 115 guns seized, and over 1,000 detentions in the first two weeks, including 300 immigration-related. “We’re sending a message to criminals: We see you, we’re watching, and we’re holding you accountable,” she declared, crediting the Guard’s collaboration with MPD for prosecutable cases her office can slam shut.
The deployment follows a brutal summer: Juvenile carjackings up 200%, flash mobs looting U Street, and a fatal shooting outside the Israeli embassy that Pirro pinned on a “broken juvenile justice system.” Trump, invoking emergency powers, bypassed D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s objections, notifying Congress within the 48-hour window. “D.C. is a war zone no more—law and order starts here,” the president proclaimed, with Pirro nodding vigorously.
Democrats decried the spectacle as “militaristic theater.” Bowser slammed it as an “unprecedented overreach” that ignores root causes like poverty, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned of eroded civil liberties. Even some Republicans, like Sen. Susan Collins, expressed unease over the optics of troops near the Capitol. Yet Pirro dismissed the naysayers, vowing to prosecute teens as young as 11 and lower the age of criminal responsibility. “Politics won’t cloud judgment—felons get no mercy,” she shot back at critics like Judge James Boasberg.
As Guard Humvees rumble past monuments, Pirro’s unyielding stance embodies Trump’s second-term playbook: Swift, federal muscle against urban decay. With midterms looming, this D.C. hammer drop could rally the base—or fracture the fragile peace. For Pirro, it’s personal: “My job is to prosecute, and we’re just getting started.”
