U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro had a full-fledged meltdown on live television this morning when CNN host Jake Tapper dared to read from the manifesto of the alleged White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter, Cole Tomas Allen, but her outrage seemed misplaced and more than a tad manufactured to many who saw video of her remarks.
Appearing on State of the Union, Pirro was asked by Tapper, “You alluded to the target being clear by the manifesto – the only name in the manifesto is Kash Patel, which he says Kash Patel is not a target. I want to apologize for using this language, but he does say, ‘I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes,’ unquote.”
Clearly uncomfortable with the words, Pirro cocked her head to the side and reached for a coffee mug in front of her.
“First of all, that’s outrageous – I mean, there’s a lot of other things you could have referred to!” Pirro finally replied. “This guy is a hater. He hates Trump so much he wants to kill him!”
How exactly is it outrageous? Trump was close friends with the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and is mentioned thousands of times in the Epstein files that the Justice Department has released.
Trump also admitted that he once traveled in the same circles as Epstein and that he was aware his friend was fond of girls “on the younger side.” Trump also called Epstein a “terrific guy.”
Many people who saw Pirro’s remarks were eager to give her an online fact-check and a reminder of the longtime friendship between Trump and Epstein.
