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Trump Pushes Justice Dept on Reflecting Pool Case | Dayton News
Trump’s pushing the Justice Department to revisit dropped charges over alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, claiming contractors didn’t cause the damage and accusing U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro of a “hasty” decision. Despite Pirro’s office maintaining the contractors were responsible and dropping cases against three suspects plus Olympic canoeist David Hearn, Trump continues to amplify claims of knife-wielded cuts and eyewitnesses, leveraging his power to appoint U.S. Attorneys to pressure the investigation — turning what was once a closed case into a political…
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