President Donald J. Trump presided over a powerful swearing-in ceremony last week for Jeanine Pirro, newly appointed as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia — and she’s already sending a loud message: Washington, D.C. will no longer be a safe haven for criminals under this administration.

“My voice should be heard loud and clear. No more tolerance of hatred. No more mercy for criminals,” Pirro declared in a bold statement from the podium, addressing a packed room of journalists.

Wasting no time, Pirro’s office announced the conviction of a Washington state man who had threatened national security while livestreaming violent intentions across state lines. The man, Taylor Taranto, 39, was found guilty on multiple federal charges, including unlicensed firearm possession, illegal ammunition possession, and spreading false information and hoaxes.

The conviction was announced by Pirro and FBI Assistant Director in Charge Steven J. Jensen, following a bench trial before U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols, who found Taranto guilty on all counts. A sentencing date will be set after the court considers a defense motion for pre-sentencing release.

Taranto’s case was chilling: on June 28, 2023, he livestreamed himself near National Harbor, Maryland, claiming he was “working on a detonator” and plotting a car bomb attack on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) — specifically targeting a neutron generator on-site. He later drove into Alexandria, Virginia, parked his van conspicuously in the middle of the road, and fled, all while broadcasting it as a supposed emergency drill.

Federal agents moved quickly. The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force identified the threat, located Taranto, and alerted local law enforcement. He was later captured in Washington, D.C.’s elite Kalorama neighborhood, where he had livestreamed again. Upon his arrest, authorities searched his van and uncovered two firearms, multiple loaded magazines, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Fortunately, the bomb threat was ultimately determined to be a hoax.

That same day, Pirro’s office issued another high-profile announcement: two criminals were sentenced in a broad-daylight drive-by shooting near a D.C. elementary school. Rasheed Mullins, 27, and Josiah Warfield, 24, received 90 and 100 months in federal prison, respectively, with an additional five years of supervised release. The men pled guilty earlier this year to assault with intent to murder while armed, stemming from an April 2024 shooting that terrorized a local neighborhood.

The appointments and aggressive prosecutions follow President Trump’s promise to restore law and order in the nation’s capital, which had become synonymous with violent crime during the Biden years. “We’re not going to have crime, and we’re not going to stand for crime,” Trump said in a speech at the Department of Justice earlier this year — and now, he’s delivering on that promise.

New crime data from the Metropolitan Police show a sharp reversal in D.C.’s crime wave under Trump’s leadership:

• Robberies are down 24%
• Homicides have dropped 17%
• Assaults with a dangerous weapon are down 14%

Meanwhile, inside sources have revealed that Alina Habba, President Trump’s former attorney and now U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, may soon replace Pirro as a co-host on Fox News’ The Five. According to the Daily Mail, Habba is considering the move and may bypass the Senate confirmation process by remaining in her current post — a potential media shakeup with serious star power.