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

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 renovated Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool.

Trump nominated Pirro to serve as interim US attorney for the District of Columbia last year, and the Senate later confirmed her in August.

Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office, Trump said: “Frankly, I think she choked because the judge was really vicious.

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