Why did Trump attack Jeanine Pirro over US reflecting pool ‘vandalism’?

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US President Donald Trump has threatened to fire US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, after she said the government would not press ahead with criminal charges of vandalism of Washington’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool against former Olympic athlete David Hearn.The reflecting pool project is one of several changes to the landscape of Washington, DC that Trump has pursued during his second term in office.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Report: FIFA’s Infantino sought Trump backing after failed World Cup planlist 2 of 3Trump slams Chevron CEO, demands immediate reduction in US fuel priceslist 3 of 3From Trump to El-Sayed: US Arabs in Michigan centre Palestine in politicsend of listBut following a multimillion-dollar refurbishment ahead of the 250th anniversary of US independence this year, parts of the lining of the pool were seen floating on the surface, and algae turned the water from blue to green, which Trump claimed was caused by vandalism.Hearn, 67, was among a number of people arrested for suspected criminal damage to the “American flag blue” lining of the pool.Pirro, however, acknowledged last week that the pool’s peeling sealant appeared t...

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