Live: Blanche, in his appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said he strongly backed Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in the District of Columbia, after Trump rebuked her for withdrawing an indictment of a man charged with defacing the Reflecting Pool. “I absolutely support U.S. Attorney Pirro, as does President Trump,” he said — even though Trump has considered firing her and raged against her decision. “Now, that’s different than whether the president is extraordinarily frustrated at what happened in that case, and I, I don’t in any way fault him for that,” added Blanche, who suggested the department was still investigating vandalism in and around the pool.

Live: Blanche, in his appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said he strongly backed Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in the District of Columbia, after Trump rebuked her for withdrawing an indictment of a man charged with defacing the Reflecting Pool. “I absolutely support U.S. Attorney Pirro, as does President Trump,” he said — even though Trump has considered firing her and raged against her decision. “Now, that’s different than whether the president is extraordinarily frustrated at what happened in that case, and I, I don’t in any way fault him for that,” added Blanche, who suggested the department was still investigating vandalism in and around the pool.

Source:https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/16/us/trump-news#1b6a1325-738c-5f1a-98ae-5741cd5be3e4