Blanche Defends DC Reflecting Pool Prosecutor Who Angered Trump
Blanche said Pirro should not be judged on one case as prosecutors weigh whether new evidence could support fresh charges, officials said.
- On Sunday, Attorney General Todd Blanche defended U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Meet the Press, affirming "I absolutely support U.S. Attorney Pirro, as does President Trump" despite the controversy over her dismissal of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism charges.
- Pirro dismissed charges against former Olympian David Hearn last month after her office blamed "flawed" construction work for pool damage rather than intentional vandalism, prompting Trump to demand she revisit her "hastily made decision."
- Blanche argued that "judging her on a single case because of the evidence that we had is not fair," noting Pirro is "doing a phenomenal job" prosecuting other vandalism, including a World War II Memorial graffiti case last week.
- Responding to NBC questions about Justice Department independence, Blanche refused to pledge departmental autonomy, stating "the president does not expect any of his leaders, including me, to just say 'Yes' to him no matter what he says."
- Regardless of this specific case, Blanche emphasized that vandalism on the National Mall remains a recurring problem, characterizing recent attacks on national monuments as "horrible" acts by "really, really sick people.
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Trump administration was warned about peeling Reflecting Pool nearly a month before it brought vandalism case
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The DOJ just blew up its own Reflecting Pool case
President Donald Trump’s attempt to repaint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has spiraled into an embarrassing debacle that refuses to die. In the latest twist, the Department of Justice seems to have yet again blown its own case against former Olympian David Hearn, who was arrested on charges of vandalizing the pool.“In a new filing,” posted All Rise News editor-in-chief Adam Klasfeld on Wednesday, “Trump DOJ reveals that there's an NPS ema…
AG Blanche backs Pirro after Trump criticism over Reflecting Pool
SAN FRANCISCO — Attorney General Todd Blanche says that he backs top Washington, D.C., prosecutor Jeanine Pirro, who was criticized by President Donald Trump for the way she handled a case of alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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