Jeanine Pirro not only dealt with Albert J. Pirro's alleged affair, but she had to deal with the fact that he fathered an illegitimate child earlier in their marriage, as per the New York Post. Amidst all this turmoil, Jeanine decided to stay with her husband. Appearing on the Sean Hannity radio show (via New York Post) she said, "I have fought very hard to keep my marriage together. I believe my kids need a father and he's a great father."
Around the time that news started to spread about Albert's extramarital affairs, Jeanine came under scrutiny for plotting to expose her husband. At the same time that she was running for New York Attorney General in 2006, news broke that the judge wanted to wiretap her husband's boat.
Officials were investigating former New York City police commissioner Bernie Kerik for an unrelated matter and had recorded a conversation between him and Jeanine where she discussed bugging Albert's boat in hopes of catching him being unfaithful. "Sometime last year, I came to believe that my husband was seeing another woman. I was angry and had him followed to see if what I suspected was true," she said in a statement (via CBS News). Although planting a bug was discussed, Jeanine denied ever actually setting one up.
Following the public debacles, the Pirro's separated in 2007 but were not officially divorced until 2013, and they subsequently listed their $4.75 million mansion for sale in 2016.
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