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Trump says Pirro 'folded like an umbrella' after move to drop Reflecting Pool vandalism charges
['Maureen Umeh']
Latest News | FOX 5 DC
The fallout over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool case is growing after federal prosecutors dropped vandalism charges against four people, including a former Olympian, prompting sharp criticism from President Trump.
What began as a vandalism investigation has turned into a public dispute between the president and his top federal prosecutor in Washington.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has now dismissed charges against three additional people connected to the case.
RELATED: Charges dropped against all Reflecting Pool vandalism suspectsPresident Trump has rejected that conclusion, insisting vandals were responsible for damaging the newly renovated Reflecting Pool.
On Monday, he accused U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro of "choking" and "folding like an umbrella" after her office moved to dismiss the cases.