What You Didn’t Know About Judge Jeanine Pirro’s Ex-Husband
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The pardon might be no surprise. More surprising is that Jeanine Pirro, even after weathering Al Pirro’s multiple cheating scandals, and his felony charge, would (as she apparently did) lobby Trump for it.
Albert Pirro’s biggest scandals explained
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If Jeanine never ran a successful campaign, it’s largely because, as The New York Times tells it, Al got in her way. In 1986, Jeanine wanted to be lieutenant governor of New York, per New York Magazine. She withdrew her candidacy because Al didn’t want to disclose his clients. Did he have mob ties? Asked the publication. After that, he spent time at a hospital recovering from depression, caused in part by his role in Jeannine’s failed political undertakings. Al, later, got thrown in prison for tax fraud.
On top of that, there were extra-marital paternity and cheating scandals that drove Jeannine to consider bugging her own husband. Even amid media scrutiny, Al remained unrepentant. He told New York Magazine: “Do I think that I would like to have more attention at home? Yeah. And, you know, if you’re not going to get attention at home, I think you really need to make some decisions about your future,” he mused.
