# Judge bars Jeanine Pirro’s office from bringing Reflecting Pool case after Trump comments

https://mins.news/en/item/82024

- NBC News, 2026-10-01 14:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/judge-bars-jeanine-pirro-reflecting-pool-case-trump-rcna597047

> A D.C. Superior Court judge has permanently barred Jeanine Pirro’s office from bringing charges against a former Olympic canoeist accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, following comments by Trump.

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