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Trump publicly broke with one of his closest political allies Saturday, criticizing U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro over her office's decision to drop a high-profile vandalism case involving the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

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The Justice Department is admitting that a $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against a former Olympian that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing. https://cnn.it/3RJJnwj

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-- CNN (@cnn.com) 6:12 PM · Jul 31, 2026

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"The disagreement also underscores how personally invested Trump has become in the Reflecting Pool saga. The president has repeatedly cited the incident as an example of vandalism against federal property, using it to argue for tougher punishments and more aggressive prosecutions. His post Saturday showed he remains unconvinced by his own Justice Department's conclusion that contractor failures - not vandals - were primarily responsible for the damage."

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#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-08-01 04:54 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I guess Pirro, who often exhibits a dodgy relationship with the truth herself, was supposed to burn her license to practice law on the altar of Trump's self-regard. Take one for Trump. Right.

The world's animal population should rejoice the bum never had a pet - in his life - considering how he treats his human and human-ish "friends."

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-08-01 05:20 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Fat bald demented pedo needs a dirt nap.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-08-01 05:38 PM | Reply

@#1 ... The president has repeatedly cited the incident as an example of vandalism against federal property ...

Where are the images he said that he had as evidence of the Reflecting Pool being vandalized?

The only image I have seen so far along those lines was Pres Trump motorcade in the empty Reflecting Pool.


Full-size image here: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/05/08/us/dc-reflecting-trump/dc-reflecting-trump-superJumbo.jpg

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-01 06:49 PM | Reply

What a surprise that Republicans aren't commenting on this story.

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-02 10:30 AM | Reply

"Where are the images he said that he had as evidence of the Reflecting Pool being vandalized?"

LOL!

Are you serious?

#6 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-08-02 10:54 AM | Reply

"What a surprise that Republicans aren't commenting on this story."


The Republicans are gone. MAGA is what remains.

#7 | Posted by NerfHerder at 2026-08-02 11:11 AM | Reply

What a surprise that Republicans aren't commenting on this story.

#5 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

Soon to be lost to the sands of time and overcome by another embarrassing and humiliating episode of Trumpy's ongoing dumpster fire.

Anything to distract from the Epstein Files.

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-08-02 11:13 AM | Reply

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