US Attorney General Todd Blanche publicly expressed support for District of Columbia federal prosecutor Jeannina Pirro on the 16th. Piro angered President Trump by dropping charges against a former Olympian suspected of damaging the reflection pool in front of Lincoln Memorial. Trump insisted that the reflection pool was deliberately damaged, while Piro said the problem stemmed from the quality of construction. Blanche, who was Trump's personal attorney and was later appointed by Trump as Deputy Attorney General and Acting Secretary, was “corrected” earlier this month, and his nomination “barely passed” in the Senate. He previously promoted a series of lawsuits against Trump's political opponents, causing controversy. In an interview with the US media on the 16th, Blanche was asked about the reflection pool incident. He said, “I fully support Piro, and President Trump supports her.”

US Attorney General Todd Blanche publicly expressed support for District of Columbia federal prosecutor Jeannina Pirro on the 16th. Piro angered President Trump by dropping charges against a former Olympian suspected of damaging the reflection pool in front of Lincoln Memorial. Trump insisted that the reflection pool was deliberately damaged, while Piro said the problem stemmed from the quality of construction. Blanche, who was Trump's personal attorney and was later appointed by Trump as Deputy Attorney General and Acting Secretary, was “corrected” earlier this month, and his nomination “barely passed” in the Senate. He previously promoted a series of lawsuits against Trump's political opponents, causing controversy. In an interview with the US media on the 16th, Blanche was asked about the reflection pool incident. He said, “I fully support Piro, and President Trump supports her.”