Jeanine Pirro blasts actions by New Hampshire J6er

Prosecutors ask judge to sanction Bristol grandmother for publicizing identity of jury foreperson: 'This type of personal attack on a juror cannot be permitted.'

CCTV image of Cindy Young in the Capitol Rotunda on January 6, 2021 (court document)

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has defended January 6 defendants as “hostages” and even suggested Justice Department prosecutors should face criminal charges. But she apparently draws the line when a convicted J6er targets a juror.

In a court document filed “by and through” the former Fox News host, prosecutors argued against a motion by New Hampshire J6er Cindy Young to have her conviction overturned and suggested, “at the very least,” that she be “admonished” for identifying a juror by name on social media and in a bar complaint.

“This type of personal attack on a juror cannot be permitted,” the filing argued. “Not only does it threaten the individual juror, but it threatens the integrity of our entire judicial system. It can have a chilling effect on future jurors who may wish to serve or the candor with which they answer the Court's questions during voir dire.”

The government was responding to Young’s actions in late July, when she claimed the jury foreperson in her trial, whom she identified by name, had been a Democratic National Committee staffer at the center of the 2016 DNC email breach.

The Bristol, N.H., grandmother revived debunked conspiracy theories involving Hillary Clinton, Russiagate, and the 2016 murder of a DNC staffer, to accuse him of failing to disclose an “extensive political past, clear ideological bias, and active participation in anti-Trump, pro-Clinton operations.”

Young spread this story through appearances on at least three January 6-related podcasts and in an essay she distributed online.

Young filed a motion in federal court to have her conviction overturned due to this alleged juror misconduct that she claimed violated her Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury. On Monday, prosecutors countered with their blistering response, asking the court to deny Young’s motion and to sanction Young for her actions in the case.

Young responded to the government’s filing with a quip on social media disparaging “auto-pen Jeanine Pirro.”