Reflecting Pool Drama: Trump Calls Out U.S. Attorney For Dropping Charges Against Olympian, Doubles Down On Vandalism

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Hey there, folks. It is Monday, August 3rd, and the Trump-Perot pool party is on. Or should we call it a pool fight? And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ. You're not going to win a fight against President Trump, are you? But right now, she's in one.
Amy Robach 2:53
Yeah, and look, I... Maybe you don't win it short term, but maybe in the long term, you might come out ahead.
T.J. Holmes 3:01
OK, well, after you lose your job. That is true. We're talking about Jeanine Pirro. If you don't know, she's the U.S. attorney out of the office in D.C. And once again, Robes, the reflecting pool story just won't go away. And I'm so glad it won't. I am loving it. But right now what we have is Jeanine Pirro going head to head against her boss, the president who has put out a blister. Pretty. I shouldn't say blistering. He didn't necessarily just attack. but he attacked her decision to drop the charges against Olympian David Hearn. Robes, that was stunning already when we saw that on Friday.
Amy Robach 3:34
Yes, we were, I was surprised that Jeanine Pirro actually made the choice to not only drop the felony criminal charges against a three-time Olympic canoeist, who yes, represented the United States, David Hearn, after a 50, 60 mile bike ride, he was accused of vandalizing the reflecting pool and being among those accused of causing all the damage, all that peeling pool liner, and Jeanine Pirro was there in the beginning,

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