Jeanine Pirro Warns of Rising Politically Motivated Violence in Washington After Trump Assassination Attempt

Jeanine Pirro warned Thursday on Fox & Friends that the United States has crossed the Rubicon amid rising instances of people traveling to Washington, D.C., for politically motivated violence.

Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said authorities are seeing more and more people come to the nation's capital intending to commit 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.

She referenced a shooting involving a Secret Service officer near the Washington Monument and noted 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."

Pirro said it is not unusual to keep a grand jury open and continue investigations in these cases. "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," she said.

Pirro also discussed her office's investigation into crime reporting practices at the Metropolitan Police Department. The probe began 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."

She said accurate crime statistics are essential 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.

Pirro made the comments while discussing the prosecution of Cole Allen, arrested in connection with an alleged assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. 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."

Investigators believe Allen intended to assassinate the President of the United States. 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."

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