Trump lashes out at Pirro after Reflecting Pool case dropped
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The Justice Department on Friday said the rush to complete President Donald Trump’s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool led to “hasty and botched work,” shedding new light on the problems behind the Washington landmark’s $14 million facelift. In delivering a sharp contradiction to weeks of claims from Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that vandals destroyed the Reflecting Pool, DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro attributed the bungled installation to bad weather, testing failures and shipment setbacks. Trump and Burgum, meanwhile, continue to blame alleged vandals for the deteriorating pool lining, algae blooms and green water that appeared after the renovation. CNN's Manu Raju discusses the fallout of Pirro's decision with his Inside Politics panel. Also, CNN Washington correspondent Sunlen Serfaty has the latest details on the story, and CNN's Dana Bash presses Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) on whether a man accused of vandalizing the Reflec
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