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2026年7月2日，美国华盛顿特区，美国检察官让娜·皮罗在新闻发布会上就林肯纪念堂倒影池破坏相关指控发表讲话。路透社/切尼·奥尔
[1/2]2026年7月2日，美国华盛顿特区，美国检察官让娜·皮罗在新闻发布会上就林肯纪念堂倒影池破坏相关指控发表讲话。路透社/切尼·奥尔 购买授权图片，新标签页打开
旧金山8月16日路透电——美国司法部长托德·布兰奇周日表示，他支持华盛顿特区高级检察官让娜·皮罗。此前，特朗普总统因皮罗处理林肯纪念堂倒影池涉嫌破坏案的方式对其提出批评。
“我完全支持美国检察官皮罗，特朗普总统也是如此，”布兰奇在NBC的《与媒体见面》节目中表示。
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特朗普政府在该国独立日庆祝活动前加速翻新林肯纪念堂倒影池，耗资约1470万美元。几周后，池水出现藻华，池底材料开始剥落。联邦当局随后以破坏罪起诉前美国奥运选手戴维·赫恩等人。
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在一份请求驳回对赫恩案件的法庭文件中，皮罗将倒影池的剥落问题归咎于承包商的“不合格”施工，并指责内政部最初提供了不完整的信息。特朗普随后发文称，皮罗应该重新考虑她“仓促作出的”撤销案件的决定。
布兰奇表示，他并不怪特朗普对这件事感到沮丧，并补充称，一名证人称他们目睹了破坏行为。
“这与我们最终是否有证据不同……我认为，根据现有证据，仅凭一个案件就评判她是不公平的，”他说。
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白宫已要求司法部审查与这座新翻新泳池涉嫌破坏行为相关的潜在新指控。
“美国检察官皮罗在执法方面表现出色，正在追捕所有违法者，”布兰奇说。
本月早些时候，布兰奇在美国参议院共和党人的投票中以微弱优势获得确认，成为特朗普的司法部长，此前两党曾对布兰奇的独立性表示担忧。在周日的采访中，他拒绝表示司法部将独立于白宫运作。
“不，我不会做出这样的承诺，”布兰奇告诉NBC，但他表示自己将秉持诚信行事，“毫无畏惧、不带任何偏袒地提起公诉。”
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US Attorney General Blanche publicly backs Pirro after Trump criticism over Reflecting Pool
2026-08-16 7:39 PM UTC / Reuters
By Robin Respaut
August 16, 2026 7:39 PM UTC Updated 16 mins ago
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro discusses charges related to vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during a press conference in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 16 (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday that he backs top Washington, D.C., prosecutor Jeanine Pirro, who was criticized by President Donald Trump for the way she handled a case of alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
“I absolutely support U.S. Attorney Pirro, as does President Trump,” Blanche said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” program.
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The Trump administration fast-tracked a renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ahead of the nation’s Fourth of July celebrations, at a cost of about $14.7 million. Within weeks an algae bloom developed and material at the bottom of the pool started peeling off. Federal authorities subsequently charged former U.S. Olympian David Hearn and others with vandalism.
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In a court filing asking for the case against Hearn to be dismissed, Pirro blamed the Reflecting Pool’s peeling issues on “flawed” work by a contractor and accused the Interior Department of providing incomplete information at first. Trump subsequently posted that Pirro should revisit her “hastily made decision” to drop the case.
Blanche said he does not fault Trump for being frustrated over the matter, adding that a witness said they observed vandalism.
“That’s different than whether ultimately we have the proof… I think judging her on a single case because of the evidence that we had is not fair,” he said.
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The White House has asked the Justice Department to examine potential new charges related to the alleged vandalism at the newly renovated pool.
“U.S. Attorney Pirro is doing a phenomenal job enforcing that, going after anybody who’s doing it,” Blanche said.
Blanche was narrowly confirmed to be Trump’s attorney general earlier this month by U.S. Senate Republicans after bipartisan concerns over Blanche’s independence. During his interview on Sunday, he refused to say that the Justice Department would operate independently of the White House.
“No, I’m not going to pledge that,” Blanche told NBC, but said he would act with integrity and “prosecute without fear or any sort of favor.”
Reporting by Robin Respaut; Editing by Sergio Non and Nia Williams
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