The name Judge Jeanine Pirro may ring a faint bell. She was the unfortunate host on Fox News when one of the station’s “terror experts” proclaimed that Birmingham was a totally Muslim city last year.

Ms Pirro did not demur. But then, in common with other hosts on Fox, she is an unapologetic conservative, and the narrative – as bizarre as it sounded – probably chimed in with her views and those of many of the watching television audience.

Not surprisingly she is backing Donald Trump, who has been a guest on her show on more than one occasion. Given her support for the billionaire and distaste for Hillary Clinton, one would have expected that Ms Pirro would have seen the latest emails bombshell as vindication of her views.