Failed indictment of 6 Democratic lawmakers blamed on Jeanine Pirro-picked prosecutors

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Failed indictment of 6 Democratic lawmakers blamed on Jeanine Pirro-picked prosecutors

By Shirley Henderson

February 13, 2026, 10:29 am CST

U.S. Legal professional Jeanine Pirro employed a dance photographer/lawyer in a failed try to indict six Democratic lawmakers for making a public service announcement by which members of the navy and intelligence communities had been urged to “refuse unlawful orders” from the Trump administration.

Steven Vandervelden, who operates a pictures studio and has no federal prosecution expertise, was employed by Pirro to assist safe indictments, together with one other lawyer. Vandervelden operates a dance pictures studio however had beforehand labored with Pirro as a prosecutor in Westchester County, New York, in line with protection on Bloomberglaw.com.

The PSA case focusing on sitting lawmakers, some really feel, is an assault on free speech and politically motivated by the Division of Justice. Pirro defended her alternative in an announcement: “Any try to undercut his experience is nothing greater than an effort to detract from his glorious prosecutorial document to which few can examine. And by the best way, all people has a passion,” she stated.

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