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riversedge

(78,565 posts)
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 01:38 PM Oct 17

Pirro Loses Misdemeanor Trial After Knocking It Down From A Felony

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Source: crooksandliars.com



Her case was so bad she couldn't even convince a jury to convict on a misdemeanor.

By David Edwards — October 17, 2025

U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro's office failed to secure a misdemeanor conviction against a woman after also failing three attempts to have grand juries indict her on felony assault charges.

In July, Pirro's office accused Sydney Lori Reid, 44, of assaulting FBI agent Eugenia Bates while she was assisting ICE officer Vincent Liang, who was waiting to arrest two people outside of DC Jail. Liang grabbed Reid as she was filming and pushed her against a wall.

"During Reid's active resistance to being detained, the FBI agent's hand was injured from striking and scraping the cement wall causing lacerations while the FBI agent was assisting ICE ERO officers," a press release from the Department of Justice said in July.

Bates spent much of her three days on the stand explaining text messages that downplayed her injuries and described Reid as a "libtard." The final text messages turned over on Wednesday morning did not include what defense attorneys said was "the most damning one."...................



Read more: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/10/pirro-loses-misdemeanor-trial-after



Maybe Pirro should go back to being a fox news host!



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Pirro Loses Misdemeanor Trial After Knocking It Down From A Felony (Original Post) riversedge Oct 17 OP
The incompetence of Pirro combined with the incompetence of the FBI agent ck4829 Oct 17 #1
She's gonna need a drink after that.... Quanto Magnus Oct 17 #2
It is very frustrating to see how incompetence was rewarded by Trump with positions that would expose it. patphil Oct 17 #3
AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve Oct 17 #4

ck4829

(37,179 posts)
1. The incompetence of Pirro combined with the incompetence of the FBI agent
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 01:59 PM
Oct 17

I think people need to look into what has transpired over Eugenia's career...

Quanto Magnus

(1,275 posts)
2. She's gonna need a drink after that....
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:11 PM
Oct 17

She surely had several before....

patphil

(8,428 posts)
3. It is very frustrating to see how incompetence was rewarded by Trump with positions that would expose it.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:21 PM
Oct 17

If Trump appointed even one competent person, I'm sure it must have been by mistake.

Omaha Steve

(107,539 posts)
4. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 05:45 PM
Oct 17

LOCKING for source!

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