Trump Pressures Pirro to Revive Reflecting Pool Case, Questions Her Job as Felony Charge Was Dropped
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Updated · ms.now · Aug 8
Trump Pressures Pirro to Revive Reflecting Pool Case, Questions Her Job as Felony Charge Was Dropped
3 articles · Updated · ms.now · Aug 8
Summary
Trump publicly urged Jeanine Pirro to reopen the Reflecting Pool prosecution, citing photos he said showed "pure vandalism" and attacking her decision to drop the case.
Pirro's office had charged Olympic canoeist David Hearn with felony destruction of property after a June visit to the National Mall, but she moved to dismiss it after concluding a contractor's "botched" work caused the damage.
Trump then escalated the dispute by calling Hearn "a big player in ActBlue," saying he was "very disappointed" in Pirro and that she had "folded like an umbrella."
Pirro's position is now in doubt: Trump said Tuesday he had not decided whether to keep her, and Attorney General Todd Blanche said the president has the power to fire a U.S. attorney.