Trump says Janine Pirro “folded like an umbrella” after reflecting pool charges dropped

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro "folded like an umbrella," after the Justice Department determined that a flawed installation, not vandalism, caused the lining of the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., to peel. "The judge was extremely unfriendly to Jeanine," Trump remarked, suggesting that Pirro "choked" under pressure. In a court filing on Friday, Pirro and Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Spence asked a judge to drop the Trump administration's case against David Hearn, 67, a former Olympian it had accused of vandalizing the pool, which has become a flashpoint over Trump's efforts to remake Washington. The renovated pool had quickly developed blooms of algae that tinted the water green, while pieces of the blue lining had peeled off. Trump, facing criticism over the $14.7 million renovation, had repeatedly blamed the problems on vandals he alleged had intentionally sabotaged

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