特朗普总统对美国司法部检察官珍妮·皮罗撤销对前奥运独木舟运动员大卫·赫恩的刑事指控表示强烈不满。[1][2]皮罗办公室上周五放弃了对赫恩的财产毁坏指控，声称林肯纪念馆反思池所受损害源于承包商安装缺陷，而非故意破坏。[2]赫恩原本面临最高10年监禁和1000美元罚款的重罪指控。[2]
特朗普表示失望，称皮罗"像一把伞一样屈服"，并称"我对珍妮·皮罗感到失望，真的很失望"。[1][2]皮罗的决定基于内政部提供的文件，该文件显示在赫恩于2024年6月19日接触水池之前，反思池已存在损坏。[2]皮罗称其办公室是在"返还起诉书之后"才收到这份文件。[2]
据知情人士透露，特朗普对皮罗的决定"非常愤怒"，认为她"极有可能被撤职"。[2]此外，一位高级政府官员声称特朗普对皮罗的决定感到"蒙蔽"。[2]反思池翻新项目耗资1500万美元。[2]
President Trump has publicly criticized U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for withdrawing criminal charges against former Olympic athlete David Hearn, who was accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.[1][2] Trump said Pirro "folded like an umbrella" and expressed deep disappointment with her decision, stating "I was disappointed with Jeanine Pirro, really disappointed with Jeanine Pirro."[1][2] Pirro's office dropped the case last Friday after determining that damage to the pool resulted from contractor installation defects rather than intentional destruction.[2] Hearn had faced felony property destruction charges carrying a maximum sentence of ten years imprisonment and a $1,000 fine.[2]
According to Pirro, her office received Interior Department documents showing the pool was already damaged before Hearn touched it on June 19, 2024, only after the office withdrew the prosecution.[2] Trump disputed this characterization, insisting the incident constituted deliberate vandalism rather than a structural issue.[1] The reflecting pool underwent renovation at a cost of $15 million.[2] Trump indicated the pool would reopen within one and a half to two weeks ahead of the July 4 Independence Day celebrations.[1]
Sources familiar with the matter reported that Trump is "very angry" with Pirro and believes she is "highly likely" to be removed from office.[2] A senior government official stated that Trump felt "blindsided" by her decision.[2]