US Judge Gives Attorney Pirro Four-Day Ultimatum To Release ‘Tinubu Drug Trafficking Records’

Judge Howell gives US Attorney Jeanine Pirro four more days to comply with an order involving records linked to Tinubu.

Damilare Adebayo · August 18, 2026 · 105

A United States District Court judge, Beryl Howell, has granted US Attorney Jeanine Pirro four additional days to comply with an order concerning records linked to a long-running case involving Nigerian President Bola Tinubu.

The development was disclosed by Dr Von Batten-Montague-York in a post on X, where he said Judge Howell had noted that the case had remained pending for more than three years.

Pirro had reportedly requested an additional 10 days to comply with the court’s order concerning records held by the US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration.

However, Judge Howell granted only four additional days, setting August 21, 2026, as the deadline for compliance.

The records have attracted renewed attention because of their alleged connection to a long-running legal dispute involving Tinubu and documents held by US law enforcement agencies.

Von Batten described the latest development as a renewed effort by Pirro and the Department of Justice to release the records, while urging that the documents be made public.

“We deeply appreciate US Attorney Pirro and the DOJ’s renewed motivation to release these documents, and we agree with Judge Howell. This case has been pending for three years. The time to release the Tinubu drug-trafficking files is now,” he wrote.

He also argued that US strategic interests and relations with Nigeria should not prevent the disclosure of the records.

“As President Trump has indicated, our shared interests with Nigeria do not mean supporting an alleged drug trafficker,” he added.

The latest court directive sets a shorter compliance period than the 10 days reportedly requested by Pirro.

The development could therefore bring renewed attention to the legal proceedings and the records sought from US federal law enforcement agencies.

However, the allegations referenced in the dispute remain allegations, and the existence or release of records does not by itself establish criminal wrongdoing.

The court’s deadline means the next stage of the case could depend on whether the records are released by August 21 or whether further legal proceedings arise over compliance with the order.