Why did Trump attack Jeanine Pirro over US reflecting pool ‘vandalism’?
US president's hand-picked DC attorney in firing line after dropping charges for vandalism of Washington landmark.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro traveled to the White House on Monday, carrying a box filled with evidence to demonstrate to President Trump that the Reflecting Pool's damage was caused by subpar construction, not vandals. This meeting occurred following Trump's public rebuke of Pirro for dropping criminal charges against Olympic canoeist David Hearn.
Sources claim the box, along with other bags, harbored all the evidence gathered from the Interior Department, exonerating Hearn and several others from criminal vandalism. Pirro's office declined to comment on the matter. The previous day, Trump had criticized Pirro, saying she had 'folded like an umbrella' after her office filed a motion dismissing felony charges against Hearn.
The motion alleged that the Interior Department withheld crucial evidence, which was discovered too late to secure the indictment from the D.C. Superior Court grand jury. The evidence now suggests the damage was due to a "botched installation" by a contractor, not vandalism as Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum had claimed.
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