Trump criticizes prosecutor for dropping Reflecting Pool vandalism case

President Donald Trump sharply criticized U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for dropping a case of alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, stating she had "choked" under pressure from a judge and "folded like an umbrella." Pirro's office said in a court filing 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. Trump claimed surveillance footage showed people cutting newly installed waterproofing material around the pool and argued that Pirro, a close political ally, should have continued pursuing the case. Pirro, a former Fox News host and longtime Trump ally, is the top federal prosecutor in Washington.