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Trump explodes against prosecutor who asked to dismiss the reflecting pool vandalism case

Trump is against the decision of Jeanine Pirro, federal prosecutor, to request the dismissal of the case alluding to the damage suffered by the Reflecting Pond

Trump explodes against prosecutor who asked to dismiss the reflecting pool vandalism case
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President Donald Trump lashed out at federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro after she called for dismissal of the criminal case against David Hearn, a former Olympic canoe athlete accused of allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

On June 20, days after the completion of a restoration work carried out in the aforementioned pond - where the head of the nation ordered the allocation of $14.8 million dollars - the authorities began to receive reports indicating that, inexplicably, the water poured into the majestic reservoir had acquired a greenish color accompanied by the emergence of a large amount of algae.

Such anomalies aroused the suspicion that some type of chemical substance had been poured into the water and, given this, the head of the nation demanded a thorough investigation to clarify what happened.

Hours later, Washington authorities announced the arrest of a group of suspects linked to what was called an act of vandalism. Among those arrested, the list was headed by David Hearn, a 67-year-old expiry artist, accused of the serious crime of destruction of property.

Faced with pressure from the media and public opinion, through a court document, Jeanine Pirro's office acknowledged that the damage had been caused by a “wrong installation by the contractor Atlantic Industrial Coatings” in charge of remodeling the pond, emphasizing that the delivery times for the work were out of date and the rush to deliver it finished led him to make serious mistakes.

Faced with this circumstance, the vandalism case was requested to be dismissed, which provoked the anger of President Donald Trump who, through a publication on the Truth Social platform, expressed his opposition to the position taken by the federal prosecutor.

"I do not agree at all with Jeanine Pirro, the US Attorney for the District of Columbia, regarding the Reflecting Pond. What was I thinking? To me, it was a clear case of VANDALISM, which included the grass - on which a huge '86 47' had been painted in giant letters - and other elements of the surrounding area. There may have been some difficulty with the contractors, but the main damage was caused by the VANDALS! " he wrote.

Despite the position taken by Jeanine Pirro, the final decision on the charges against the former Olympic medalist will rest with the judge presiding over the case.

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