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Former Westchester County District Attorney - and one-time Attorney General candidate and potential Senate candidate - Jeanine Pirro and her husband Al Pirro have announced they are separating. Their statement to the press: "We have agreed to amicably separate. As always, our priority remains our two wonderful children. We ask that people respect our privacy. There will be no further comment." The couple has been married 32 years and have weathered through many years of...

...Al Pirro, who did not appear during wife Jeanine Pirro's concession speech for the NY State Attorney General race. Pirro, who had 40% of the vote to Andrew Cuomo's 57%, gave her speech to a crowd of 100 supporters in Manhattan. The Empire Zone says that her spokesman did not ask her why Al was not there. Huh, we guess even her staff knows some topics are off limits.

Attorney General candidates Jeanine Pirro and Andrew Cuomo delivered a crazy, mean-spirited exchange in their first debate. And if it weren't so sad that these are our candidates, it would be funny. It was a little funny when Pirro mocked Cuomo's record as a "non-practicing lawyer" (14 months in the Manhattan DA's office over 20 years ago) and his record as the secretary of HUD under President Clinton, saying, "Your running for attorney general is like my running for Joe Torre's position [as Yankees manager] because I played softball 21 years ago." Ha - but Cuomo didn't hold back, telling the audience, "Just so we're clear, there is a candidate who is being accused of criminal wrongdoing and is under investigation by a number of law-enforcement agencies and had their ethics questioned - that's not me, however. SNAP!

Finally, Al Pirro speaks! The wheeler-dealer, who wife and Attorney General candidate Jeanine Pirro suspected of having an affair and found herself under federal investigation after discussing possibly bugging Al's boat, gives an interview to New York magazine, and boy, it's like "The Shaming of the Shrew." He really goes off on her! The Post and NY Times gives bits from the interview. For instance, Big Al says he wasn't having an affair - he was just looking for a friend! From the NY Times:

Mr. Pirro said he was looking only for companionship from the other woman. “There’s no harm in having a female friend. I think there’s a difference between being charming and holding yourself out as being available,” Mr. Pirro said, denying that he had done the latter.

Continue reading "Pre-Electile Difficulty For the Pirros"

Republican candidate for Attorney General Jeanine Pirro continued to make her campaign appearances, and her daughter Cristine stood up for her. At a Manhattan fundraiser lasted night, the Daily News reports that Cristine "Kiki" Pirro, University of Pennsylvania senior, said, "While others may question her decisions, I love her for choosing to do what she thought was best for our family. You know, we've taken a lot of hits as a family, but we are standing together forever and ever." She also said, "There aren't enough lies and leaks to break this family," which is sweet and sad at the same time. Notably, this is the fundraider Rudy Giuliani was supposed to attend but dropped out of (the Giuliani Partners connection with Bernie was probably too hot) and Governor Pataki praised Pirro - but by satellite. Ouch!

This morning, WNBC aired Gabe Pressman's one-on-oe with Jeanine Pirro, which was taped on Friday. Pirro appears very composed and pissed off, and she continues to talk about herself as a "fighter" and how the investigation was leaked and demands its own investigation. If you really hadn't watch Jeanine Pirro before now, you would now know she's a smooth operator - very genial and competent, when properly prepared (versus getting flummoxed during a speech when pages are missing). Oh, and she's a fighter and she's not backing down. Here's an interesting part of the interview where Pressman tries to ask about Pirro's relationship with husband Al:

PRESSMAN: Isn't it ironic that the man who helped you launch your career, your husband, and has financed it to some extent, or a lot of extent, much extent, that he's in the middle of this thing?

Continue reading "Pirro Emphasizing Her Fighting Spirit"

One day is all it took. After it was revealed Republican Attorney General candidate and former Westchester DA Jeanine Pirro was under federal investigation for possibly wiretapping her husband - because she was worried he was cheating on her - it's revealed who the possible "other lady" in Al Pirro's life was: The 35 year old wife of the lawyer who represented Al Pirro in his 2000 tax evasion case. The Post calls Lisa Santangelo "a stunning brunette 20 years [Jeanine's] junior" while the Daily News calls her "elegant". Either way Santangelo is painted as a family friend (plus the Pirros and Santangelos live near each other) but Satangelo wasn't wearing a wedding band when the photogs descended. However, Santangelo's husband told reporters, "I stand by my wife. Due to the fact that there is an ongoing federal investigation, neither my wife or myself can comment. However, we have been friends with the Pirros for many years." And then his law partner issued a statement saying, "We emphatically deny that there was any affair."

Oh, its ticket for speeding when he was found going 51 mph in a 25 mph school zone in White Plains (remember that in July he was busted going 98 mph on I-95).