On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” DC City Councilwoman Brooke Pinto (D) stated that she agrees with U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro “that there were a lot of gaps in our system,” and “some” of those gaps have been filled and “some more” were filled by subsequent legislation.
Host Jake Tapper said, “So, Jeanine Pirro, who is now the U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., she argues that D.C.’s laws are weak and allow even those who have been convicted of serious crimes to avoid major repercussions. Take a listen.”
He then played video of Pirro saying, “The D.C. Council has given the judges the ability to give probation on shootings. And so, then, it’s up to them. All of these things, the youth rehabilitation, Incarceration Reduction Act, and now they want to seal records. So, if we work hard and we get a conviction, they want to wipe it out.”…