The Legal Accountability Center filed bar complaints against U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, Carlton Davis, and Steven Vandervelden, alleging violations of ethical duties for attempting to indict six Democratic lawmakers over a video urging troops to resist unlawful orders. The complaints, filed in New York and Virginia, assert that Pirro and her subordinates abused prosecutorial powers to pursue “meritless” indictments against individuals perceived as political enemies of President Donald Trump. The center argues that the only purpose of this effort was political animus and a desire to intimidate perceived opponents of the federal government and the President, who had previously labeled the lawmakers’ video as seditious and punishable by death.

Pirro’s office responded by stating that it is the grand jury’s role, not prosecutors’, to decide on indictments, characterizing the complaint as frivolous. The complaints highlight a grand jury’s rare refusal to indict the six lawmakers—Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin and four House Democrats—who had served in the military or intelligence agencies. The Legal Accountability Center also points to other instances where Pirro’s office allegedly pursued legally dubious and politically motivated cases at Trump’s behest, such as the abandoned felony charge against a former Olympian accused of defacing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The center requests bar officials to investigate potential violations of professional conduct rules and to pursue appropriate disciplinary action against Pirro and her colleagues. Source

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