Jeanine Pirro Risks U.S. Attorney Job After Dropping 4 Lincoln Pool Vandalism Cases
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 8
Jeanine Pirro Risks U.S. Attorney Job After Dropping 4 Lincoln Pool Vandalism Cases
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 8
Summary
Four vandalism cases tied to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool were dropped after Jeanine Pirro’s office concluded the damage came from a botched blue-liner installation, not from visitors pulling loose pieces from the water.
A 20-page court filing signed off by Pirro said Interior Department records undercut any viable prosecution; she then took boxes of evidence to the White House to defend the decision.
Donald Trump publicly broke with Pirro, saying she “folded like an umbrella,” urging her to revisit the dismissals and leaving open whether he will remove her as U.S. attorney.
The clash is notable because Pirro, 75, has largely aligned with Trump since taking the post in May 2025, pursuing several politically charged probes while also overseeing a broad D.C. crime crackdown.
Her predicament highlights a wider tension in Trump’s Justice Department: prosecutors can win praise for aggressive investigations, but face political risk when legal judgments cut against the president’s narrative.