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Trump and Pirro Clash Over Reflecting Pool Case

President Donald Trump clashed with U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro over her handling of the Reflecting Pool vandalism case, accusing her of having "folded like an umbrella" and "choked" by dropping charges. Pirro brought a box of evidence to a Monday Oval Office meeting and told Trump that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes. Trump did not answer when asked whether he was considering firing her.

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Trump Says Pirro ‘Choked’ in Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case NYTimes – US
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"She folded like an umbrella," President Trump said of Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.

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Trump Says Pirro ‘Choked’ in Reflecting Pool Vandalism CaseNYTimes – US
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Trump Says Pirro ‘Choked’ in Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case

The president ignored a question about whether he was considering firing her.

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Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro

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Pirro brought box of evidence to show Trump what caused Reflecting Pool damage

U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro was seen with a large box as she left the White House Monday after her meeting with President Trump.

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Trump accuses Jeanine Pirro of ‘folding’ by dropping reflecting pool charges

Trump ‘disappointed’ with US attorney amid reports he’s considering removing her from her post Trump’s reflecting pool saga: a timeline Donald Trump accused US attorney Jeanine Pirro of having “folded like an umbrella” amid reports that he was considering removing her from her post. Trump criticized Pirro on Monday after she dropped vandalism charges against a former Olympian accused of damaging the recently renovat…

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Trump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" in dropping Reflecting Pool case

"She folded like an umbrella," President Trump said of Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.

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