Jeanine Pirro calls secretive grand jury in unusual move after Reflecting Pool debacle put her in Trump’s crosshairs: report

After repeatedly losing Trump-priority cases in DC, the DOJ may have discovered a workaround through Pirro’s office

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Reuters Attorney General Todd Blanche has not ruled out reviving a discredited criminal case against an innocent man accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Days into being sworn in as the new head of the Justice Department, the former Trump law

Unlike typical grand juries, those designated special focus on a single case or related cases and can issue a report following their investigation.

Jeanine Pirro has convened a special grand jury in Washington, D.C., which allows for significant investigative reports without a trial.

President Donald Trump isn’t done with his ludicrous allegations of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. White House officials have directed the Department of Justice to consider launching another lawsuit against former U.S. Olympian David Hearn, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The request comes

House Judiciary Democrats launched a probe Tuesday into the charges brought — and later voluntarily dismissed — against a former Olympian over alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, questioning why U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro brought the flawed case. The probe centers on the felony vandalism charges

Deadline Poet / August 11, 2026 Calvin Trillin (Anna Moneymaker / Getty) Repairs arranged by Donald Trump were botched,But he still blames wild leftists for assault.Then Pirro failed to grasp this simple fact:With Trump it’s always someone else’s fault. Keep Reading Submit a correction Send a letter to the editor Repri