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President Donald Trump said D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro had “choked” after her office dropped charges in a Reflecting Pool vandalism case.
President Donald Trump criticized Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, over her office’s decision to drop charges in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case.
Trump said Pirro had “choked” over the case, according to CBS News, The New York Times and FOX 5 Atlanta.
“She folded like an umbrella,” Trump said, according to CBS News and The New York Times.
Pirro’s office dropped charges in the Reflecting Pool case, CBS News and FOX 5 Atlanta reported. The available reports did not provide a fuller explanation from the office for its decision.
CBS News separately reported that Pirro’s office had dropped charges against three more people accused of vandalism since Friday. That detail was reported only by CBS News among the available accounts.
The New York Times reported that Pirro met Trump at the White House after his criticism. Citing two people familiar with the meeting, the newspaper said her job appeared to be safe. The meeting and the assessment of her job status were reported only by The New York Times among the available accounts.
Pirro continued to serve as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, according to CBS News, The New York Times and FOX 5 Atlanta.
Further details about the dropped cases and Pirro’s employment status were not yet independently confirmed across the available reports.
Sources
- Al Jazeera English — Why did Trump attack Jeanine Pirro over US reflecting pool ‘vandalism’?
- CBS News — Trump rebukes Jeanine Pirro for dropping Reflecting Pool charges
- New York Times – Home — Pirro Meets With Trump at the White House After He Said She ‘Choked’ in Reflecting Pool…
- FOX 5 Atlanta WAGA — Trump criticizes Jeanine Pirro over dropped Reflecting Pool charges: 'She choked'