Trump ally Jeanine Pirro may be on her way out after one move left the president 'furious'

WASHINGTON, DC: A criminal case over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has evolved into a high-stakes personnel crisis inside the Trump administration.

According to CNN, President Donald Trump is now privately considering whether to remove US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro after her office abandoned the high-profile prosecution, a move that reportedly blindsided the president and exposed one of the sharpest public disagreements between Trump and one of his longest-serving political allies.

Case collapse sparks White House anger

The controversy began after the Justice Department acknowledged in a court filing that damage to the recently renovated Reflecting Pool resulted primarily from a flawed renovation rather than vandalism. Prosecutors subsequently moved to dismiss felony charges against former Olympian David Hearn, who had been accused of intentionally damaging the landmark.

According to CNN, Trump was "furious" over the filing and believed he had not been informed beforehand that Pirro's office planned to reverse course. One senior administration official told the outlet the president had been "blindsided," while another source described it as highly likely Pirro could lose her position because of the fallout.

The dispute has shifted attention away from the vandalism case itself and toward growing questions about Pirro's standing within Trump's administration.

Trump publicly rebukes Pirro

Trump made his frustration unmistakably clear during an Oval Office appearance, saying he was "really disappointed" in Pirro's handling of the matter.

"I think she choked," the president said, arguing that she folded under pressure after the judge aggressively questioned the government's case. He later added that Pirro had "folded like an umbrella."

The criticism continued on Truth Social, where Trump wrote that he disagreed "100%" with Pirro's conclusion and maintained that the Reflecting Pool case remained "a pure case of VANDALISM."

CNN also reported that Trump and Pirro spoke by phone after the filing, with one source describing the conversation as tense. According to the report, Pirro argued that career prosecutors in her office, not political leadership, were responsible for the filing that sought dismissal.

Pirro's future now uncertain

The fallout has extended well beyond the courtroom.

Pirro's filing argued that the Interior Department failed to provide complete information about the renovation, stating prosecutors would not have pursued an indictment had officials disclosed the relevant details earlier. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, however, publicly rejected that explanation and continued to insist vandals caused the damage.

Meanwhile, Hearn's legal team is weighing further action, including possible requests for additional court records and other legal remedies.

As those proceedings continue, attention inside Washington has increasingly shifted to Pirro herself. While no final decision has been announced, CNN reported that Trump has spent days discussing the episode privately, fueling speculation that one of his most loyal allies could now face the most serious political test of her tenure.