Scandal reignites — Jeanine Pirro’s ex-husband resurfaces in shocking legal twist that left insiders speechless. Was she part of the cover-up all along? For decades, she stayed silent. Now, bombshell evidence suggests Jeanine Pirro may have known far more about her ex-husband’s secret dealings than she ever let on. The legal world is rattled. The media is scrambling. And her silence? It’s no longer an option.

Who Is Jeanine Pirro’s Ex-Husband? All About Albert Pirro, Who Was Pardoned by Trump

President Trump pardoned Jeanine Pirro’s ex-husband, Albert Pirro, in 2021

Jeanine Pirro was married to Albert Pirro for nearly 40 years before their 2013 divorce.

The Fox News personality and the lawyer were a political power couple until he was convicted on 34 counts of conspiracy and tax evasion in 2000, per The New York Times. However, in one of President Donald Trump’s final acts during his first term, he pardoned Albert in 2021.

Albert has since returned to practicing law in New York, while Trump appointed Jeanine the interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., on May 8.

“During her time in office, Jeanine was a powerful crusader for victims of crime,” the president wrote in his Truth Social announcement. “Jeanine is incredibly well qualified for this position, and is considered one of the Top District Attorneys in the History of the State of New York. She is in a class by herself.”

Prior to her most recent role, Jeanine was the Republican district attorney of Westchester County, N.Y., from 1994 to 2005 and tried to become one of New York’s senators and the New York attorney general, but she lost to Hillary Clinton and Andrew Cuomo, respectively. She then transitioned her career to become a Fox News personality and hosted Justice with Judge Jeanine and later, The Five.

In the midst of Jeanine’s political career, she was separating from Albert in 2007 after he was exposed for having a child with another woman. The former couple share daughter Christi and son Alexander.

So, who is Jeanine Pirro’s ex-husband? Here’s everything to know about Albert Pirro and his relationship with the political figure.

He is a practicing lawyer

Albert Pirro and Jeanine Pirro at court in New York in 2000.Stephen Chernin/AP

Albert Pirro is a practicing attorney and a partner at Abrams Fensterman, LLP, in White Plains, N.Y.

“Mr. Pirro is a result driven, commercial, transactional land use and zoning attorney with forty-five years in private practice representing businesses and real property organizations,” his biography on the firm’s website reads.

Albert received his law degree from Albany Law School in 1974 after getting his master’s degree in Criminal Justice from SUNY Albany in 1971 and his bachelor’s degree in psychology from St. Bonaventure University in 1969.

In addition to being a lawyer, he also worked as a registered lobbyist in New York and Washington, D.C., in the 1990s.

Pirro’s law license was initially suspended in 2003 after his arrest, but he was readmitted to practice law in New York in January 2007.

After his law license was reinstated, he told The New York Times in a statement, “This has been a humbling experience. And I’m grateful to be given the opportunity to practice law again in New York State.”

He and Jeanine married in 1975

Westchester County DA Jeanine Pirro with her husband Albert Pirro leaving the Federal Courthouse in White Plains, NY on June 21, 2000, while a jury deliberates tax evasion charges against Albert Pirro.Francis Specker/Alamy
Albert and Jeanine met while they were both getting their law degrees at Albany Law School in the 1970s, according to a 1997 story in The New York Times.

“She was effervescent,” Albert told the publication of their meeting. “She was brilliant. There was an aura of leadership about her, and she had tight jeans and long black hair.”

Jeanine also had fond memories from the time and said, “I’ll tell you something. When I met Al, he was the most exciting person I knew: quick, bright, always doing, very much an activist.”

They went on to get married in 1975 and welcomed two children together.

“You can’t find a more supportive man or a more loving husband,” she told the publication. “I’m very lucky. He understands the demands on my time. He helps out with the kids. I understand the demands on his time. We have been married 20 years. Ultimately that’s a feat in itself.”

He was convicted of conspiracy and tax evasion in 2000

Albert Pirro and Jeanine Pirro leaving court in New York in 2000.Mitch Jacobson/AP
Albert was convicted on 34 counts of conspiracy and tax evasion in June 2000.

In November, he was sentenced to 29 months in federal prison for illegally deducting $1.2 million of his personal expenses as business write-offs. The judge who sentenced Albert, Judge Barrington D. Parker Jr., described the write-offs as a “mad pursuit of some American dream, with the cars, the vacation homes, the paintings,” according to The New York Times.

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”You somehow lost your bearings and you lost your perspective, and I sense that’s what led you to cheat on your taxes,” Judge Parker said. ”The things that you worked so hard to buy were the things that your friends really didn’t care about.”

Prior to his sentencing, Albert took responsibility for his actions and apologized to Jeanine and their two children.

“I clearly did not fulfill my responsibilities to make a diligent enough effort to disclose my tax returns,” he said at the time. “To my wife, Jeanine, I would like to publicly apologize for the difficulties which I have imposed upon her in carrying out her professional aspirations, as well as tarnishing her stellar record.”

In a separate statement, Jeanine told reporters outside the courthouse after the sentencing, “This has been a terrible ordeal for my family, my children.”

Albert reported to a minimum-security prison camp at Elgin, Fla., in December 2000. His sentence was later reduced for good behavior, and he was released after 11 months in November 2001.

President Trump pardoned him in 2021

President Donald trump at the White House in April 2025 and Jeanine Pirro at the Patriot Awards in 2024.Chip Somodevilla/Getty; Theo Wargo/Getty
In January 2021, President Donald Trump pardoned Albert following his 2000 conviction for conspiracy and tax evasion.

Trump issued the pardon as one of his final acts at the end of his first presidency. Albert’s pardon was among the 143 total pardons or sentence commutations Trump passed down for convicted criminals in the last hours of his first term.

Prior to the pardon, Trump and Albert developed a friendship and worked together for years, according to The Journal News. Albert was one of Trump’s lead real estate lawyers who fought for his development land in the 1990s. He even helped the real estate mogul secure the land for his Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.

“Al has a good sense of the law and what’s practical and a lot of common sense,” Trump told The New York Times in 1997. “There are a lot of good lawyers with no common sense.”

In 1996, the future president hosted a campaign fundraising masquerade ball for Jeanine at his Seven Springs estate in Bedford and North Castle, N.Y., according to The New York Times.