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Trump slams Jeanine Pirro for dropping Reflecting Pool vandalism cases, says she "choked"
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- President Trump publicly criticized Jeanine Pirro, his appointed U.S. Attorney for D.C., for dismissing vandalism charges related to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, calling her actions a mistake and saying she "choked."
- The Justice Department moved to drop charges against former Olympian David Hearn and three others, citing evidence that the damage was due to contractor error and not vandalism.
- Despite the criticism, Trump declined to answer questions about whether he plans to remove Pirro from her position, and the White House referred inquiries back to his Oval Office remarks.
- Pirro initially took a strong stance against vandalism at national monuments but reversed course with the recent dismissals, prompting backlash from the president.
- Hearn, arrested after allegedly damaging the pool during a bike ride, denied wrongdoing, and his attorneys stated the case should never have been filed, demanding an apology.
