# Why did Trump attack Jeanine Pirro over US reflecting pool ‘vandalism’?

https://mins.news/en/item/12939

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-04 16:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/4/why-did-trump-attack-jeanine-pirro-over-us-reflecting-pool-vandalism?traffic_source=rss

> Jeanine Pirro, the US president’s hand-picked attorney in Washington, is facing scrutiny after dropping charges over alleged vandalism at a landmark. The dispute centers on the handling of the reflecting pool case. Trump reportedly attacked Pirro over the decision, putting the DC attorney in the firing line. The episode highlights tensions over how the case was pursued and then abandoned.

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