‘Folded like an umbrella’: Trump attacks ally prosecutor over Reflecting Pool case

R ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-04 · 01:18 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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President Donald Trump criticized US Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Monday for dropping a case involving alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Trump stated Pirro "choked" and "folded like an umbrella" under pressure from a judge. Pirro's office had previously filed a court document on Friday asserting that damage to the pool was due to poor construction, not vandalism. Consequently, charges were dropped against former Olympian David Hearn, who had been accused of deliberately damaging the pool before a recent national celebration.

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Pirro's office moved to drop charges against former Olympian David Hearn.

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Pirro's office stated the damage resulted from shoddy construction, not vandalism.

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Trump stated Pirro 'choked' under pressure from a judge and 'folded like an umbrella'.

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Trump criticized US Attorney Jeanine Pirro for dropping a case of alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

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US President Donald Trump sharply criticised ⁠US Attorney Jeanine Pirro ⁠on Monday for dropping ⁠a case of alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, saying she had “choked” under pressure from a judge and “folded like an umbrella”.“Instead of going after the people that did it, the judge went ‌after her and went after her department, and I guess she choked. I don’t know what the hell happened,” Trump told reporters.Pirro’s office said in a court filing on Friday that the damage resulted from shoddy construction, not vandalism, and moved to drop charges against former Olympian David Hearn, who was accused of ⁠deliberately damaging the newly renovated pool ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday celebration last ‌month.

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