"U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro hired a dance photographer/lawyer in a failed attempt to indict six Democratic lawmakers for creating a public service announcement in which members of the military and intelligence communities were urged to "refuse illegal orders" from the Trump administration. Steven Vandervelden, who operates a photography studio and has no federal prosecution experience, was hired by Pirro to help secure indictments, along with another lawyer."
"The PSA case targeting sitting lawmakers, some feel, is an attack on free speech and politically motivated by the Department of Justice."
"Any attempt to undercut his expertise is nothing more than an effort to detract from his excellent prosecutorial record to which few can compare. And by the way, everybody has a hobby,"
Jeanine Pirro enlisted Steven Vandervelden, a dance photographer who also practices law, to assist in an unsuccessful effort to indict six Democratic lawmakers over a public service announcement. The PSA urged members of the military and intelligence communities to "refuse illegal orders" from the Trump administration. Vandervelden lacks federal prosecution experience but previously worked with Pirro as a prosecutor in Westchester County. Critics characterize the case as an attack on free speech and politically motivated by the Department of Justice. Pirro defended Vandervelden’s qualifications and cited his prosecutorial record while noting that people have hobbies.
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