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Trump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" in dropping Reflecting Pool cases
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Washington — President Trump on Monday publicly rebuked Jeanine Pirro, his handpicked U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, for dropping the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism cases, but ignored questions about whether he intends to fire her.
That move did not rest well with Mr. Trump, who said Pirro "choked" and "made a mistake."
"I was disappointed with Jeanine Pirro," Mr. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday.
Mr. Trump is "pissed" about Pirro dropping the vandalism charges, but did not fire her, the sources said.
Attorneys for Hearn said in a statement Friday that the case "should never have been brought" and that the government "owes Mr. Hearn an apology."