No evidence? No problem. Trump pushes ahead on false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalized
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Jeanine Pirro this week found out there is a trade-off between loyalty to President Donald Trump and being loyal to reality.
The U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia β a fierce defender and decades-long friend β openly refuted Trump's claims of vandalism regarding one of his treasured construction projects in the nation's capital, admitting in court filings that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was due to shoddy workmanship.
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