U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro snapped at a reporter asking about Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol during a press conference Thursday announcing a federal indictment against a three-time Olympic athlete who was arrested last month after allegedly touching the detached paint of the $14 million renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
David Hearn, who was indicted by a grand jury after his arrest, now faces up to 10 years in prison, Pirro said.
Pirro made the announcement and started taking questions from press when a reporter tried to raise the question.
“Already this is a problem,” Pirro said. “Over 1,000 January 6 rioters caused millions of damage — ,” he continued
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“How can you square charging this alleged vandal when this DOJ has…,” the reporter asked, before Pirro cut him off.
“Already this is a problem,” Pirro said. “Over 1,000 January 6 rioters caused millions of damage — ,” he continued. Pirro interjected and yelled back.
“Are you really talking about January 6? I’m not. Who’s next? Not you! No!”
Q: How can you square charging this alleged vandal when this DOJ has–
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 2, 2026
PIRRO: Already this is a problem
Q: Over 1,000 January 6 rioters who caused millions of damage–
PIRRO: Are you really talking about January 6? I'm not. Who's next. Not you! No! pic.twitter.com/YVu96wcVJM
