Blanche Defends DC Reflecting Pool Prosecutor Who Angered Trump
Blanche said Pirro should be judged fairly after she dropped the case, while Trump criticized the decision and questioned the evidence behind the vandalism claim.
- On Sunday, Attorney General Todd Blanche defended U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Meet the Press, affirming "I absolutely support U.S. Attorney Pirro, as does President Trump" despite the controversy over her dismissal of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism charges.
- Pirro dismissed charges against former Olympian David Hearn last month after her office blamed "flawed" construction work for pool damage rather than intentional vandalism, prompting Trump to demand she revisit her "hastily made decision."
- Blanche argued that "judging her on a single case because of the evidence that we had is not fair," noting Pirro is "doing a phenomenal job" prosecuting other vandalism, including a World War II Memorial graffiti case last week.
- Responding to NBC questions about Justice Department independence, Blanche refused to pledge departmental autonomy, stating "the president does not expect any of his leaders, including me, to just say 'Yes' to him no matter what he says."
- Regardless of this specific case, Blanche emphasized that vandalism on the National Mall remains a recurring problem, characterizing recent attacks on national monuments as "horrible" acts by "really, really sick people.
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Blanche defends DC reflecting pool prosecutor
U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche defended Jeanine Pirro for dismissing a federal vandalism case in a decision that angered President Donald Trump, saying the top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., should be judged fairly.
It is not fair to judge prosecutor Jeanine Pirro based on a single case, states Todd Blanche.
Blanche Defends Reflecting Pool Prosecutor Who Angered Trump
US Attorney General defends colleague after Trump’s reflecting pool slam
US Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday that he backs top Washington prosecutor Jeanine Pirro, who was criticised by US President Donald Trump for the way she handled a case of alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. “I absolutely support US Attorney Pirro, as does President Trump,” Blanche said on NBC’s Meet the Press programme. The Trump administration fast-tracked a renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting …
US Attorney General Blanche publicly backs Pirro after Trump criticism over Reflecting Pool
U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday that he backs top Washington, D.C., prosecutor Jeanine Pirro, who was criticized by President Donald Trump for the way she handled a case of alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Blanche defends Pirro, says it's 'not fair' to judge US attorney on 'single case'
Attorney General Todd Blanche defended U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s decision to drop the Reflecting Pool vandalism charges against former Olympian David Hearn last month while acknowledging President Donald Trump’s frustrations with the outcome of the case. Asked by NBC News host Kristen Welker whether he stands with Pirro or Trump on the issue, the newly installed attorney general refrained from siding with one party more than the other. “I ab…
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