In a dramatic bid to secure her position, Jeanine Pirro brought a trove of documents to a meeting with Donald Trump, following a public admonishment from the President. Pirro, aiming to retain her role as US attorney, was determined to present her side of the story directly to Trump.
Spotted entering the West Wing with a box of crucial evidence, the former Fox News host acted swiftly after Trump accused her of yielding under pressure, saying she “folded like an umbrella,” a source disclosed to the Daily Mail.
Trump’s ire was ignited when he discovered the DC office, under Pirro’s supervision, sought to drop charges against ex-Olympian canoeist David Hearn. Hearn had faced allegations for defacing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, an act that drew public outrage.
Responding to the President’s fury, Pirro – a seasoned judge and district attorney appointed as US Attorney for Washington, DC, last year – meticulously laid out the details of the evidence for Trump. Sources familiar with the meeting noted that while Trump was visibly upset, he listened to her explanation with measured understanding.
Renowned for her no-nonsense approach, Pirro didn’t deflect responsibility or downplay the situation’s gravity. Her straightforward manner aimed to reassure the President of her commitment to her duties.
‘She took the hit, she’s a big girl, she can handle it,’ the source said.
A separate source, however, said that Trump was more angry that he was not informed of the decision in advance.
‘The reason Trump went ballistic is that he didn’t know about it. It didn’t get by him,’ a Washington insider told the Daily Mail.
Trump expressed his outrage with U.S. Attorney and former Fox News ally Jeanine Pirro on Monday.
Government lawyers acknowledged the damage was likely caused by a botched installation in a 20-page filing released Friday, prompting DC US Attorney and longtime Trump ally Jeanine Pirro (pictured) to drop the charges.
Trump Publicly Rebukes Jeanine Pirro Over Dismissed Case
Sources told the Daily Mail that the news was expected to slip by the president and the media as part of a Friday evening news dump, but he was enraged the next day when he saw the media making it a focus of their news coverage.
On Truth Social, Trump signaled his frustration with Pirro Saturday afternoon, questioning her judgment in the case.
‘I don’t know what she was thinking? To me, it was a pure case of vandalism,’ he wrote, adding that he disagreed with her ‘100 percent.’
By Monday, the story continued to saturate cable news, further provoking the president’s anger.
‘I was disappointed with Jeanine Pirro, really disappointed with Jeanine Pirro,’ Trump said angrily to reporters in the Oval Office Monday afternoon. ‘She folded like an umbrella, and people get away with things, and it’s a disgrace.’
People close to the president told the Daily Mail they were shocked by Trump’s public comments, as Pirro has been not just an ally but a close friend.
Pirro has been not just an ally to Trump but a close friend.
David Hearn (pictured), the former Olympian accused of vandalizing Donald Trump’s restored Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, has had his charges dismissed.
Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday to criticize the DOJ’s decision.
Trump Stands by Jeanine Pirro After Case Setback
Pirro does not play Washington, DC, games, one source noted, as she keeps a very close-knit social circle that only shrank further when she took the job as US attorney.
She’s not a ‘leaker’ either, leaving many of her friends out of the loop when it comes to her work for the president.
Trump concluded that Pirro was dealt a ‘rough hand’ with the judge on the case, one source detailed, but that he was not likely to fire her.
But it was a mistake that she would be unable to fix.
‘The case is institutionally over in the Justice Department. What’s done is done, you can’t reindict them,’ the source said.