Bar complaints filed against Pirro over Democrats indictments

A legal watchdog filed bar complaints against U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and two deputies in New York and Virginia, alleging ethical violations in seeking to indict six Democratic lawmakers over a video urging troops to resist unlawful orders. The complaints claim Pirro and her colleagues abused prosecutorial powers to pursue meritless indictments aimed at President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies. The cases stem from a February grand jury decision not to indict Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin and four House Democrats who urged service members to follow lawful protocols and reject unlawful orders. President Trump had criticized the lawmakers as engaging in sedition, a stance the watchdog says underscores the politically charged nature of the effort. Pirro’s office has pushed back, noting that whether to indict rests with a grand jury, not prosecutors, and labeling the complaints as frivolous. The episodes fit into broader debates about the use of DOJ tools in politically sensitive cases during Trump’s term and related ongoing inquiries into similar prosecutions.