Spencer Hsu

Washington, D.C., United States

Legal Reporter at The Washington Post

Legal reporter for the Washington Post. Author of Forensic Science, winner of 2012 Gilbert and Ursula Farfel Prize for investigative reporting.

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Jeanine Pirro set to be sworn in Wednesday as interim D.C. U.S. attorney

1 day ago | detroitnews.com | Spencer Hsu |Tom Jackman |Keith L. Alexander

POLITICSSpencer S. Hsu, Tom Jackman, Keith L. AlexanderWashington PostView Comments Justice Department officials are preparing to swear in former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, as her predecessor is set to hold his first news conference Tuesday afternoon, three people familiar with the matter said. Pirro, a former New York judge and prosecutor, was named by President Donald Trump last Thursday to a 120-day interim appointment.
Jeanine Pirro set to be sworn in Wednesday as interim D.C. U.S. attorney

1 day ago | washingtonpost.com | Spencer Hsu |Tom Jackman |Keith L. Alexander

Jeanine Pirro set to be sworn in Wednesday as interim D.C. U.S. attorney (washingtonpost.com) Jeanine Pirro set to be sworn in Wednesday as interim D.C. U.S. attorney By Spencer S. Hsu; Tom Jackman; Keith L. Alexander 2025051315265400 Justice Department officials are preparing to swear in former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
Trump names Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as interim US attorney for D.C. - Editor and Publisher

5 days ago | editorandpublisher.com | Paul Schwartzman |Jeremy Barr |Spencer Hsu

Posted Friday, May 9, 2025 11:47 am President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is appointing Jeanine Pirro — a Fox News host whose misstatements about the 2020 election were cited in two defamation lawsuits against the network — as the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Pirro, a former New York judge and district attorney, is to replace Ed Martin, Trump’s initial nominee as D.C.'s top prosecutor who has spent 15 tumultuous weeks in office. Trump, in a Truth Social post,...
TV-ready, loyal: Pirro, Trump’s pick for top D.C. prosecutor, fits his mold

5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Paul Schwartzman |Spencer Hsu |Jeremy Barr

TV-ready, loyal: Pirro, Trump’s pick for top D.C. prosecutor, fits his mold (washingtonpost.com) TV-ready, loyal: Pirro, Trump’s pick for top D.C. prosecutor, fits his mold By Paul Schwartzman; Spencer S.
Trump will replace polarizing US attorney pick Ed Martin

5 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Spencer Hsu |Patrick Svitek |Michael Birnbaum

President Trump said Thursday that he will replace interim US attorney Ed Martin, his embattled nominee to serve as the top prosecutor for D.C., after 15 tumultuous weeks in office marked by his threats to investigate Trump’s perceived political adversaries and firings and demotions of career prosecutors who investigated the president and the Jan. 6, 2021, US Capitol attack.
Trump will replace polarizing DC US attorney pick Ed Martin

6 days ago | abajournal.com | Spencer Hsu |Patrick Svitek |Michael Birnbaum

Home Syndicated Trump will replace polarizing DC US attorney… Executive Branch Trump will replace polarizing DC US attorney pick Ed Martin President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will replace interim U.S. attorney Ed Martin, his embattled nominee to serve as the top prosecutor for D.C., after 15 tumultuous weeks in office marked by his threats to investigate Trump’s perceived political adversaries and firings and demotions of career prosecutors who investigated the president and the Jan....
Trump replaces D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin with Fox News host Jeanine Pirro

6 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Spencer Hsu |Patrick Svitek |Keith L. Alexander

Trump replaces D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin with Fox News host Jeanine Pirro (washingtonpost.com) Trump replaces D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin with Fox News host Jeanine Pirro By Spencer S. Hsu; Patrick Svitek; Keith L.
GOP senators buck Trump’s pick for D.C. U.S. attorney, imperiling bid

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Spencer Hsu |Patrick Svitek |Paul Kane

GOP senators buck Trump’s pick for D.C. U.S. attorney, imperiling bid (washingtonpost.com) GOP senators buck Trump’s pick for D.C. U.S. attorney, imperiling bid By Spencer S. Hsu; Patrick Svitek; Paul Kane 2025050620121300 Republican senators balked Tuesday at confirming Ed Martin before a key May 20 deadline, triggering a possible showdown with the White House over President Donald Trump's controversial pick for top federal prosecutor in D.C. Sen.
Trump Justice Dept. to settle Babbitt family lawsuit in fatal Jan. 6 shooting

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Spencer Hsu

Trump Justice Dept. to settle Babbitt family lawsuit in fatal Jan. 6 shooting (washingtonpost.com) Trump Justice Dept. to settle Babbitt family lawsuit in fatal Jan. 6 shooting By Spencer S. Hsu 2025050222295300 The U.S. Justice Department has reached an agreement to settle the wrongful death case brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot by police in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, lawyers for both sides told a federal judge Friday.
U.S. set to pay family of Ashli Babbitt, killed by police Jan. 6, lawyers say

1 week ago | startribune.com | Spencer Hsu

Attorneys said at a court hearing Friday that they've reached a settlement in principle for the U.S. government to pay the family of Ashli Babbitt, a Trump supporter fatally shot by police on Jan. 6, 2021, as she raised herself into the opening of a broken glass door panel deep inside the U.S. Capitol. No specifics were disclosed and no final deal has been signed, attorneys for the Justice Department and Judicial Watch said at the hearing.