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Federal Jury Delivers a Stinging Rebuke to US Attorney Jeanine Pirro - Glenn Kirschner
Federal prosecutors are forever boasting an extraordinarily high conviction rate. However, once Donald Trump started appointing unqualified hacks as United States Attorneys, high conviction rates are no longer the norm.
In a stinging rebuke of Jeanine Pirro's prosecutorial decisions, a trial jury just delivered a not guilty verdict in a federal felony case that Jeanine Pirro brought against homeless man who allegedly pointed a "cat toy" laser light at a helicopter that was carrying Donald Trump.
What is most remarkable about the jury's verdict is that they delivered the acquittal after deliberating for only 35 minutes.
A not guilty verdict in a federal felony prosecution delivered by a jury at light speed is extraordinarily unusual. This instant reputation by 12 jurors sitting as the conscience of the community is a sure sign that Pirro is exercising the poorest prosecutorial discretion imaginable.
This video discusses the reasons why it is nearly unprecedented for a federal trial jury to deliver a not guilty verdict in a felony case in just 35 minutes. - Glenn Kirschner - 01/19/2026.