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Trump Disputes DOJ Findings on Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Damage

Donald Trump has publicly disagreed with his own Justice Department's findings regarding damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, maintaining that it was vandalism despite the DOJ dropping charges against a former Olympian and reports of construction flaws.

1 Aug, 16:55 — 1 Aug, 20:16
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NYTMostly Factual1h ago

Timeline of Trump’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Renovation Saga

President Trump vowed to restore the Reflecting Pool, a defining feature of Washington. Months later, it is empty and closed to the public.

By Pooja Salhotra

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The GuardianMostly Factual4h ago

Trump’s reflecting pool saga: a timeline of failure and finger-pointing

As charges are dropped against ex-Olympian, flawed work by Trump-connected contractor emerges as culprit Donald Trump’s Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool saga appears to be winding down after prosecutors dropped vandalism charges against former Olympian David Hearn. On Friday, Trump appointee and US attorney Jeanine Pirro and assistant US attorney Michael ⁠Spence petitioned a judge to dissolve the justice department’s case against Hearn, 67, who had been accused of pool sabotage, and instead b...

By Edward Helmore

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SCMPMostly Factual1h ago

Trump disputes his own Justice Department’s findings on Reflecting Pool

US President ⁠Donald Trump posted on Saturday ⁠that he disagrees with his ⁠own Justice Department’s findings that a flawed installation, not vandalism, caused the lining of the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington to peel. “I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of ‌Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform. “I don’t know what she was thinking? To me, it was a pure case of VANDALISM.” In a co...

By Reuters

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The IndependentMostly Factual1h ago

Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals

President Donald Trump is sharply criticizing U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro after her assessment that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool following a recent renovation was caused by shoddy construction rather than vandals

By Aamer Madhani and Matthew Daly

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hindustan-timesMostly Factual58m ago

Trump slams DOJ as charges against ex-Olympian in Reflecting Pool case are dropped: 'I disagree 100%'

President Trump publicly opposed the DOJ's dismissal of charges against David Hearn, claiming the damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was vandalism.

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zerohedgeLow1h ago

"Pure Case Of Vandalism": Trump Rages As DoJ Drops Reflecting Pool Case Against Former Olympian

"Pure Case Of Vandalism": Trump Rages As DoJ Drops Reflecting Pool Case Against Former Olympian Update (1245ET): President Trump has not taken kindly to the DoJ dropping their case against the former Olympian for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, exclaiming his displeasure in a post on X: I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool. I don’t know what she was thinking? To me, it was a pure case of VANDALISM... ...th...

By Tyler Durden

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