Trump Slams Prosecutor over Reflecting Pool Case Withdrawal
- On Friday, Attorney Jeanine Pirro moved to dismiss vandalism charges against former Olympian David Hearn, citing new evidence that undermines the indictment's evidentiary basis.
- Court filings from the District of Columbia indicate the damage resulted from "flawed installation by the contractor" and a rush to complete the project before America's 250th anniversary celebrations.
- President Donald Trump wrote he disagreed "100%" with Pirro, while Interior Secretary Doug Burgum insisted "vandals have repeatedly caused damage" to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
- Lawyers for Hearn stated Friday that charges should never have been filed, calling the arrest an "abuse of government power" and demanding "The administration owes Mr. Hearn an apology."
- Trump continues to blame "VANDALS" for the pool's condition despite contractor difficulties, maintaining his position despite the findings presented by Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
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der Standard DEThe U.S. president repeatedly blamed vandalism for the damage to the pool, according to findings of investigators they were caused by fuss during the renovation work
President Donald Trump publicly criticized the federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, after the latter asked to drop the criminal charges against an Olympic ex-athlete accused of damaging the Reflective Pond of the Lincoln Monument, rejecting his conclusion that the deterioration was the result of construction failures and not acts of vandalism. Another member of the Republican administration who attacked Pirro was Inter…
The federal prosecutor, appointed by Donald Trump, decided to drop the lawsuit against a former Olympic athlete accused of vandalism.
Trump attacks Pirro as US drops Lincoln Memorial pool vandalism case
Trump criticised Jeanine Pirro after her office moved to drop charges against David Hearn in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool case. The clash exposed a sharp split inside his administration over whether contractor work or vandalism caused the damage.
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