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Jeanine Pirro’s high-profile legal battle in D.C. just got personal — and political. After initially backing charges against a man accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, her office pivoted when new evidence revealed the pool’s liner had serious pre-existing flaws from a rushed renovation. With prosecutors unable to prove intent beyond a reasonable doubt, Pirro moved to dismiss the case — a move that angered the Interior Department and escalated all the way to Trump, who publicly slammed her as “choking” on justice while privately reportedly yelling at her in a White House meeting. The fallout threatens Pirro’s future as U.S. Attorney, even as the defense pushes for permanent dismissal and seeks records on how the case began. A September hearing looms — and this messy drama has already strained a long-standing alliance.

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