- President Donald Trump publicly pressured U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to revisit her decision to drop criminal charges over alleged damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
- Pirro dropped charges against 67-year-old David Hearn after prosecutors acknowledged the pool's blue liner peeled almost immediately due to a rushed installation by contractors.
- On Sunday, the president posted an image of court documents on Truth Social, writing that a “highly credible witness” saw David Hearn, a 67-year-old former Olympian, “violently” rip the pool’s newly redone coating.
- Trump openly criticized Pirro from the Oval Office, stating she choked under pressure from the judge overseeing the case.
- Attorneys for Hearn, who pleaded not guilty, stated the administration's case should never have been brought and demanded an apology.
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