Pirro Brings Box of Evidence to Trump on Reflecting Pool Damage as 4 Cases Collapse
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Updated · CBS New York · Aug 4
Pirro Brings Box of Evidence to Trump on Reflecting Pool Damage as 4 Cases Collapse
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Aug 4
Summary
A White House meeting turned heated Monday as Jeanine Pirro presented Interior Department evidence aimed at showing the Reflecting Pool damage came from a botched installation, not vandalism.
Friday's dismissal motion said prosecutors received critical material only after securing indictments and accused the Interior Department of withholding evidence that undercut the criminal case.
Trump had blasted Pirro earlier Monday for dropping the felony case against former Olympian Hearn, while Interior Secretary Doug Burgum also publicly maintained that vandals repeatedly damaged the pool.
Pirro's office has since moved to drop charges against three other defendants, adding to recent setbacks that have fueled questions about her standing with the president.