U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday afternoon, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The meeting occurred amid increasing scrutiny over Pirro's future in her role, following President Trump's public criticism of her decision to drop charges against Olympian David Hearn.

Pirro's meeting with the President comes after Trump expressed significant disappointment and frustration with her office's decision to dismiss a felony indictment against Hearn, who had been charged with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The White House did not comment on the meeting. When asked about Pirro's job security, a White House official referred ABC News to Trump's earlier critical remarks.

During an Oval Office event earlier on Monday, Trump stated he was "very disappointed" in Pirro's choice to drop the case. Pirro's office had filed a 20-page document explaining that the damage was likely caused by flawed installation by a contractor, not vandalism as initially claimed by both Pirro and the President. Trump, however, continued to assert on Monday that vandals were responsible for the damage.

Trump suggested that Pirro "choked" under pressure from the judge, remarking that she "folded like an umbrella." He added that the judge was "extremely unfriendly" and "vicious," implying this led to Pirro's decision. Hearn, a three-time Olympian in canoeist, was arrested in late June and charged with a felony for allegedly causing over $1,000 in damage. He pleaded not guilty, stating he only touched a piece of the liner that had already peeled.

In her filing, Pirro detailed that new information made it difficult to attribute the pool's damage solely to vandalism. She specifically cited internal National Park Service communications from June 11, which raised concerns about the peeling pool liner more than a week before Hearn's arrest. Pirro also dropped misdemeanor charges against three other individuals in connection with property destruction at the pool.

President Trump, who has consistently maintained that the pool lining was maliciously cut or torn, first publicly rebuked Pirro's decision to drop the Hearn case via a social media post on Saturday. He expressed skepticism about the contractor's role, questioning the timeline and nature of the damage.

Sources close to the situation indicated that Trump has privately discussed the possibility of firing Pirro with aides, though they cautioned that any decision remains uncertain until formally announced by the President. The situation highlights the President's direct engagement with prosecutorial decisions, particularly in cases that have garnered his public attention.

This incident also brings attention to the complex relationship between the President's public pronouncements and the independent actions of federal prosecutors. The dismissal of the Hearn case, based on Pirro's office's assessment of flawed contractor work over alleged vandalism, has become a point of contention, raising questions about the standard of evidence and the pressures faced by prosecutors.