Donald Trump has publicly rebuked Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, accusing her of 'folding like an umbrella' after prosecutors dropped felony vandalism charges over alleged damage to the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, which had undergone a reported $15 million (£11.15 million) renovation.
Speaking from the Oval Office on Monday, Trump said he was 'really disappointed' with Pirro and suggested she had buckled under pressure from the judge overseeing the case. 'Frankly, I think she choked because the judge was really vicious,' he told reporters, referring to District of Columbia Superior Court judge Todd Edelman. 'Instead of going after the people that did it, the judge went after her and went after her department, and I guess she choked.'
