Jeanine Pirro Carries Evidence to Trump Over Reflecting Pool Damage Dispute

Jeanine Pirro, the chief federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., was photographed leaving the White House on Monday with an oversized white box and several bags following a meeting with Donald Trump that reportedly grew tense. Insiders disclosed that the box held Interior Department evidence showing the Reflecting Pool’s damage stemmed from a shoddy installation by an administration-hired contractor, not from vandalism by anti-MAGA individuals.

The same evidence contributed to the exoneration of 67-year-old Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who had faced a federal vandalism charge he pleaded not guilty to. Trump, blindsided by Pirro’s decision to dismiss the case, berated her in the Oval Office, accusing her of “choking” and “folding like an umbrella.” Their disagreement included a strained phone call over the weekend, and Trump has demanded an apology from Hearn’s lawyers, though none has been offered. The incident highlights a rare public rift between the White House and the Justice Department over the handling of a high-profile property-damage claim.