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Trump furious with Pirro over Reflecting Pool case but stops short of firing

President considers removing US Attorney Jeanine Pirro after Justice Department drops vandalism case, citing flawed renovation.

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Summary, timeline and people extracted by Claude from 2 items across 2 sources · 3h ago. Quotes are verbatim.

President Trump expressed severe frustration with US Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro after the Justice Department dismissed a criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn, concluding the Reflecting Pool damage stemmed from a botched $14 million renovation rather than vandalism. Trump met with Pirro at the White House on Monday afternoon but did not fire her, though he publicly criticized her for what he called "choking" under judicial pressure and blamed her office for not pursuing the case more aggressively.

  • Trump considered firing Pirro but stopped short at a Monday White House meeting, indicating his dissatisfaction may not result in immediate action despite public criticism.
  • The dispute stems from disagreement over whether the Reflecting Pool damage was vandalism (Trump's view) or a botched renovation (Justice Department's conclusion).
  • Pirro's office blamed the Interior Department for withholding information, creating tension with Secretary Burgum, another Trump appointee.
  • Trump felt blindsided by the Justice Department's filing, which he said he learned about through the court filing rather than in advance from Pirro.

How it unfolded

  1. Event White House meeting between Trump, Pirro, and Burgum

    Trump meets with US Attorney Pirro and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum at the White House in the afternoon. Pirro does not resign and Trump does not fire her, despite having considered removal over the weekend.

    “Frankly, I think she choked, because the judge was really vicious.”

    President Donald Trump · Bluesky ↗
  2. Reaction Trump publicly dismisses Pirro in Oval Office

    Trump tells reporters at an event that he was "really disappointed" in Pirro and that "she folded like an umbrella," while also saying she "choked" under judicial pressure.

    “She folded like an umbrella.”

    President Donald Trump · Bluesky ↗
  3. Report CNN reports Trump was blindsided by filing

    A senior administration official tells CNN that Trump felt "blindsided" by the Justice Department's filing, saying "The president did not know beforehand that she was going to do that."

  4. Reaction Trump criticizes decision on Truth Social

    Trump publicly disagreed with the filing, posting: "I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool."

    “I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool.”

    President Donald Trump · Bluesky ↗
  5. Event Trump and Pirro speak by phone

    Trump called Pirro on Saturday to discuss the court filing. Their conversation "wasn't pretty," according to sources, with Pirro blaming career officials in her office for the filing.

  6. Event Justice Department drops vandalism case

    The Justice Department filed to dismiss the criminal case against David Hearn, concluding that the Reflecting Pool damage resulted from a flawed renovation rather than vandalism, and stating the renovation was "hasty and botched."

What people are saying verbatim

“I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool.”

President Donald Trump, President of the United States · CNN / Truth Social ↗ · Aug 1

“She folded like an umbrella.”

President Donald Trump, President of the United States · CNN ↗ · Aug 2

“Frankly, I think she choked, because the judge was really vicious. Instead of going after the people that did it, the judge went after her and went after her department, and I guess she choked.”

President Donald Trump, President of the United States · CNN ↗ · Aug 2

“The president is 'furious' with Pirro.”

Anonymous source, Senior administration official · CNN ↗ · Aug 2

“The president did not know beforehand that she was going to do that.”

Senior administration official, White House official · CNN ↗ · Aug 2

“I was disappointed in Jeanine Pirro. Really disappointed in Jeanine Pirro.”

President Donald Trump, President of the United States · CNN ↗ · Aug 2