Fox News host Jeanine Pirro had been a longtime ally to President Trump before he tapped her Thursday to serve as interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. after pulling Ed Martin's nomination. Why it matters: Pirro joins at least a dozen current or former Fox News employees in the president's "central casting" Cabinet.

“Jeanine is incredibly well qualified for this position, and is considered one of the Top District Attorneys in the History of the State of New York. She is in a class by herself,” he wrote in a Truth Social post announcing her appointment.