# Trump asks Jeanine Pirro to reconsider Reflecting Pool vandalism case

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-urges-jeanine-pirro-to-revisit-dropped-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-vandalism-case/
- Published: 2026-08-08T13:32:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-08T19:47:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-urges-jeanine-pirro-revisit-dropped-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-vandalism-case
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Trump wants dropped Reflecting Pool vandalism charges reconsidered.
- He says public scrutiny shows clear vandalism.
- It remains unclear whether the case will reopen.

## Summary

President Donald Trump urged US Attorney Jeanine Pirro to reconsider a case involving alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after charges were dropped. His intervention renewed attention on the protection of a prominent national memorial and on the decision to discontinue the case.

Trump made the appeal on Friday, saying that closer public viewing showed what he described as “pure vandalism”. The available article text does not identify the accused, specify the damage, explain why charges were dropped, or confirm whether Pirro will reopen the matter.

## Coverage

- [Fox News: Trump asks Jeanine Pirro to reconsider Reflecting Pool vandalism case](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-urges-jeanine-pirro-revisit-dropped-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-vandalism-case)
- [Daily Mail: Trump presents fresh 'evidence' Reflecting Pool WAS vandalized as he makes an unsubtle demand of besieged US Attorney Jeanine Pirro](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16037597/donald-trump-jeanine-pirro-reflecting-pool-vandalism.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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