US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro, in a rare move, convened a special grand jury to investigate big cases, according to The Washington Post.
A special grand jury can issue a report even if prosecutors don’t bring charges.
The special grand jury will be overseen by Steven Vanderveldon, the same prosecutor who investigated former Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
The purpose of the special grand jury is still unclear.
Exclusive: The Justice Department has convened a special grand jury in D.C., a rare legal body that officials say could pave the way for federal prosecutors in the nation’s capital to investigate some of its biggest and most controversial cases. https://t.co/s3qzIvdQBs
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 12, 2026
The decision to convene a special grand jury comes after President Trump and Jeanine Pirro clashed over the US Attorney’s move to drop the Lincoln Reflecting Pool criminal cases.
President Trump last Friday afternoon called on US Attorney Jeanine Pirro to ‘revisit’ the Reflecting Pool vandalism case after she asked a judge to dismiss the charges against former Olympian David Hearn.
The Justice Department on Friday dismissed the Lincoln Reflecting Pool vandalism case against David Hearn.
David Hearn, the former Olympian who was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor for destruction of property for vandalizing the Lincoln Reflecting Pool in June, was indicted by a grand jury on felony charges last month.
Hearn is a three-time Olympic canoeist.
Hearn was charged with felony destruction of government property. He was facing 10 years in prison.
Pirro dropped the case and said the damage to the Lincoln Reflecting Pool was the result of “flawed installation by the contractor.”
Earlier this month, President Trump blasted Pirro for dropping the vandalism cases and said she “choked.”
“Instead of going after the people that did it, the judge went after and went after her department,” Trump said. “And I guess she choked. I don’t know what the hell happened.”
Later that day, Pirro was spotted walking into the West Wing with a box of evidence.
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