哥伦比亚特区检察官Jeanine Pirro因撤销对前奥运选手David Hearn的重罪破坏罪指控，与内政部长Doug Burgum发生了一场重大分歧。[1]Pirro在7月2日宣布起诉Hearn一项重罪破坏罪，但上周五提交了20页法庭文件撤销该起诉。[1]她在文件中辩称，起诉所依赖的是内政部官员的虚假声称和不完整证据，实际破坏林肯纪念堂反射池的是承包商而非Hearn。[1]
特朗普起初支持Burgum的立场，在Truth Social上发文表示"我百分百不同意Jeanine Pirro"。[1]然而，在白宫椭圆形办公室进行的一场约一小时的对峙会议后，特朗普的态度有所缓和，Pirro最终保住了检察官职位。[1]会议出席者包括特朗普、Pirro、Burgum、幕僚长Susie Wiles和白宫法律顾问David Warrington。[1]Pirro穿着亮红色外套，带着证据文件出席了这次会面。[1]
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro withdrew charges against former Olympic athlete David Hearn for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, citing incomplete evidence and allegations that a contractor rather than Hearn was responsible for the damage [1]. Pirro had charged Hearn with a felony destruction count on July 2, but submitted a 20-page court filing last Friday to dismiss the prosecution, claiming she had relied on false claims and incomplete information provided by Interior Department officials [1].
The case triggered a significant rift between Pirro and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Trump initially sided with Burgum, posting on Truth Social that he was "100% in disagreement" with Pirro's decision [1]. However, following a roughly one-hour confrontation at the White House between Trump, Pirro, Burgum, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and White House Counsel David Warrington, Trump's position softened and Pirro retained her position [1]. Pirro arrived at the Oval Office meeting wearing a bright red jacket and carrying case files containing evidence to support her decision [1].