Trump Weighs Pirro's Job After 20-Page Filing Dropped Reflecting Pool Charges
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Updated · abcnews.com · Aug 5
Trump Weighs Pirro's Job After 20-Page Filing Dropped Reflecting Pool Charges
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Aug 5
Summary
Trump said Tuesday he still had not decided whether Jeanine Pirro would remain U.S. attorney after she dismissed a felony case tied to damage at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
A contentious Oval Office meeting followed Monday, when Pirro arrived with a banker's box of evidence and confronted Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, accusing him of misleading Trump about who caused the damage.
Pirro's 20-page filing said a flawed contractor installation—not vandalism—caused the peeling liner, citing June 11 National Park Service messages that raised concerns more than a week before David Hearn was arrested.
Trump has publicly insisted vandals damaged the pool, called Pirro "totally wrong" and said he was "not happy," while a White House official said he was not told in advance she would drop the charges.
The clash deepened a split inside the administration over a high-profile case that also saw Pirro drop three related misdemeanor prosecutions and shift blame toward the Interior Department.