Donald Trump publicly challenged U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Friday after Pirro’s office dropped a felony vandalism charge against 67-year-old Olympic canoeist David Hearn over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The dispute followed newly surfaced evidence that contractor mistakes, not vandalism, may have caused much of the damage. The 103-year-old Reflecting Pool had recently undergone renovation when officials described the damage as deliberate destruction. In a court filing, Pirro’s office said the Interior Department had not fully provided information pointing to construction errors, making it difficult to blame the widespread damage on Hearn or other vandals. Who Takes the Fall? Trump rejected Pirro’s conclusion on Truth Social, acknowledging that contractors had experienced problems but insisting that vandals caused the “major damage.” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum backed Trump on X, arguing that his department had supplied prosecutors with evidence and testimony showing repeated vandalism at the landmark. Christopher Lee, founder of Foresight Strategic Advisors, said the episode created a political liability for Burgum and the White House. Lee argued that blaming vandals may have diverted attention from the work performed by a no-bid contractor whom he described as a Trump associate and convicted felon, turning a prosecution reversal into a broader fight over accountability.