{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/trump-calls-us-attorney-pirro-folded-like-an-umbrella-over-dropped-charges","slug":"trump-calls-us-attorney-pirro-folded-like-an-umbrella-over-dropped-charges","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/trump-calls-us-attorney-pirro-folded-like-an-umbrella-over-dropped-charges","title":"Trump calls US Attorney Pirro ‘folded like an umbrella’ over dropped charges","subtitle":"President criticises Jeanine Pirro for dismissing case against former Olympian accused of vandalism at Lincoln Memorial","excerpt":"Donald Trump publicly rebuked US Attorney Jeanine Pirro after she moved to drop charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The digests agree Trump used the phrases ‘choked’ and ‘folded like an umbrella’, and that Pirro’s decision marked a rare defiance during his second term.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-04T08:25:42.610Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-03T22:56:39.133Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-04T19:16:33.121Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":null,"tags":["#USPolitics","#TrumpAdministration","#LincolnMemorial","#FederalProsecution","#JeaninePirro"],"entities":["Donald Trump","Jeanine Pirro","Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool","US Attorney"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Donald Trump criticised US Attorney Jeanine Pirro for dropping charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.","Trump used the phrases ‘choked’ and ‘folded like an umbrella’ to describe Pirro’s decision, as reported by four centre-rated digests and one left-rated digest.","Pirro’s move was described by The Globe & Mail as a rare instance of defiance during Trump’s second term.","No right-rated outlet ran the story, according to the digests provided."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"US Attorney Jeanine Pirro moved to drop charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington. The decision prompted public criticism from President Donald Trump, who used the phrases ‘choked’ and ‘folded like an umbrella’ to describe Pirro’s actions. The digests from Action News 5, Fox 19 Now, The Columbian, and the Oskaloosa Herald all carried Trump’s remarks."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The former Olympian at the centre of the case was not named in the digests. The charges related to an incident at the Reflecting Pool, though the specific details of the alleged vandalism were not provided. Pirro’s decision to dismiss the charges was described by The Globe & Mail as a rare moment of defiance during Trump’s second term."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the digests provided the name of the former Olympian or details of the alleged vandalism. No right-rated outlet ran the story at all, according to the digests provided. The Globe & Mail was the only digest to note that Pirro’s move was a rare instance of defiance during Trump’s second term."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Queerty","url":"https://queerty.com/leaked-footage-of-jeanine-pirro-packing-her-bags-has-everyone-thinking-the-same-thing-20260805","headline":"Leaked footage of Jeanine Pirro packing her bags has everyone thinking the same thing","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-05T22:00:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Washington Examiner","url":"https://washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4676317/blanche-punts-trump-fire-pirro","headline":"Blanche punts on whether Trump should fire Pirro: 'He has the power to do that'","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-05T19:39:51.000Z"},{"sourceName":"USA Today","url":"https://usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/05/donald-trump-jeanine-pirro-latest/91179867007","headline":"Trump hasn't 'made a determination' on firing Pirro in pool dispute","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-05T14:26:55.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The 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