On Tuesday, August 5th, 2026, President Donald Trump stated he had not yet determined whether Jeanine Pirro's position as U.S. Attorney is secure, marking his strongest public comments on her future to date.

The remarks followed Trump's Monday Oval Office comments accusing Pirro of "choking" and "folding like an umbrella" after she dropped charges against former Olympian David Hearn, who was accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Sources familiar with the situation said Pirro arrived at the White House Monday afternoon carrying a banker's box filled with evidence to defend her decision. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, whose department oversees national parks including the Reflecting Pool, was also present.

The meeting was described as "contentious," with Pirro reportedly lashing out at Burgum and blaming him for misleading the president about the evidence. The president has maintained the pool was vandalized, but National Park Service engineers privately attributed the damage to a flawed installation by an outside contractor who had won a no-bid contract from the Department of the Interior. This evidence, according to court documents cited by Pirro, emerged after charges were filed.

In court filings, Pirro referenced internal National Park Service communications from June 11 that raised concerns about the peeling pool liner more than a week before Hearn's arrest. She asserted in a 20-page filing that the damage was caused by "flawed installation by the contractor" rather than vandalism, contradicting the long-held claims by herself and the president.

Trump did not inform Pirro of any intent to fire her during the meeting, nor did she offer to resign. Sources said Trump made clear he had not yet decided on her job's future.

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