Pirro warns terrorists ‘we’re coming for you’ after alleged Benghazi attack leader finally arrested
US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice Headquarters in Washington, DC, on Feb. 6, 2026. Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock
US Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro said the United States will never stop pursuing justice for Americans killed by terrorists, following the arrest of Zubayr Al-Bakoush, who is alleged to have been one of the leaders behind the 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
“The American cavalry never came, to our disappointment, in 2012,” Pirro said Sunday on Fox & Friends Weekend. “We’re coming for you now. We’ve got him. We’ve got a lot more coming.”
She criticized then-President Barack Obama for failing to hold Al-Bakoush and others responsible for the attack accountable. “The president said we did everything we could. They didn’t do everything they could. Americans watched in horror as four Americans were killed—not by peaceful protests that went awry,” Pirro said.
On September 11, 2012, a group of armed assailants stormed the US Special Mission in Benghazi, opening fire with AK-47 rifles, grenades, and other weapons, setting fires and breaking into buildings. The attack resulted in the deaths of four Americans.
Pirro claimed that the Obama administration knew the assault was coordinated from the start, contrary to reports at the time that it had begun as a protest that escalated. She questioned why more was not done to protect those on the ground, such as deploying F-16s or sending a rapid response team that could have arrived within hours.
“Benghazi was the most dangerous place on earth for Americans, and they put them there without protection. And they lied to us on the Sunday morning talk shows. They lied to us in Congress… It is only through President Trump that we’re now going to get some kind of justice,” Pirro said.
Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed that Al-Bakoush has been charged with murder, terrorism, and arson, all connected to the 2012 attack.
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