Trump denounces Justice Department decision to drop Reflecting Pool charges
The US president pushes back after a federal prosecutor says damage caused by 'botched' installation, not vandalism.
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President Donald Trump criticized his own Department of Justice after federal prosecutors dropped criminal charges against former Olympic athlete David Hearn for alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said the damage was caused by a botched installation, not vandalism, but Trump disagreed, calling it "a pure case of VANDALISM" on his Truth Social platform. The article notes that the Reflecting Pool has become a political flashpoint for Trump, who has pursued controversial renovation projects in Washington, DC.