# Blanche Defends DC Prosecutor Who Angered Trump

https://mins.news/en/item/23569

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-16 15:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-16/blanche-defends-dc-reflecting-pool-prosecutor-who-angered-trump?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a81d7896576f900016f6b01

> US Attorney General Todd Blanche defended Jeanine Pirro after she dismissed a federal vandalism case, a decision that angered President Donald Trump. Blanche said Washington, DC’s top prosecutor should be judged fairly.

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