By

Nia Prater,

Intelligencer staff writer, who covers New York politics

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press conference on May 7, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Everyone knows that President Donald Trump loves props, from posters he can use his Sharpie on to enormous piles of paper to model airplanes and buildings (which he also collects in his office). But can props also save a U.S. official who is facing Trump’s public fury?