Trump White House Seeks DOJ Review of New Reflecting Pool Charges

In Washington, the Trump White House has directed the Department of Justice to explore additional criminal charges arising from an incident at the Reflecting Pool — that storied stretch of water between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. The request places the executive branch in an unusual posture toward an agency that has long prided itself on independence from presidential influence over individual prosecutorial decisions. Whether this represents legitimate oversight or an encroachment on institutional boundaries is a question as old as the republic itself, and one that will