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- US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro met President Donald Trump at the White House days after he publicly criticised her for dropping charges against those accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
- In a court filing, Pirro said the damage likely stemmed from a flawed contractor installation rather than vandalism, contradicting earlier claims by her and Trump, who called her decision a mistake and said she "choked" and "folded like an umbrella."
- Prosecutors have now dropped a felony charge against canoeist David Hearn and misdemeanour charges against three others.
- The episode has raised questions about whether Trump will fire Pirro, though sources say nothing is final.
What to watch next
- Whether Trump decides to remove Pirro from her US Attorney role
- Whether any new charges are filed over the Reflecting Pool damage
- Any further Trump administration comments on the contractor's role in the damage
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Donald Trump
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“The judge was extremely unfriendly to Jeanine. And frankly, I think she choked because the judge was really vicious.”
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…cutting and tearing the pool lining and said she "made a mistake" and "choked" under pressure from the judge in the case. He later added that she "folded like an umbrella." Speaking in the Oval Office, he said, " The judge was extremely unfriendly to Jeanine. And frankly, I think she choked because the judge was really vicious. Instead of going after the people that did it, the judge went after her and went after her department, and I guess she choked." Last week, in a Truth Social post, Trump, who has long insisted that vandals damaged the…
Jeanine Pirro
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“difficult to attribute the widespread damage to the Reflecting Pool to vandalism.”
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…in Washington moved to drop charges against three other defendants facing similar allegations. While withdrawing the case, the US Attorney for the District of Columbia said that new information suggested it was " difficult to attribute the widespread damage to the Reflecting Pool to vandalism. " She cited internal National Park Service communication from June 11 that raised concerns over the peeling pool liner more than a week before the Olympian was arrested. Separately, misdemeanour charges against three…
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