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‘I disagree 100%’: Trump reacts after Jeanine Pirro moved to drop the Lincoln Memorial vandalism case against David Hearn

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Trump Rejects His Own DOJ's Findings, Says 'Pure Vandalism'—Not Faulty Installation—Damaged Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

President Donald Trump rejected his own Justice Department’s conclusion on Saturday that a flawed installation, not vandalism, caused the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool lining to peel.

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

US President Trump disagreed with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's findings on the Reflecting Pool damage. Pirro's office dropped charges against David Hearn, citing construction issues. The Justice Department's prosecution faced an embarrassing setback after this dismissal. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum countered Pirro's claims about vandalism evidence. Hearn's legal team criticized…

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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

The Independent UK

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

As Jeanine Pirro moves to drop charges, flawed work by Trump-connected contractor emerges as culprit

The Guardian - US

DOJ reverses in Pool vandalism case

Federal prosecutors say rushed contractor work, not vandalism, caused damage leading to charges against an Olympian

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Trump lashes out at Jeanine Pirro after she drops Reflecting Pool ‘vandalism’ charges: ‘I don’t know what she was thinking’

President broke from Pirro’s admission that the damaged Reflecting Pool liner was the ‘result of flawed installation by the contractor’

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DOJ drops its vandalism case against an Olympian whose lawyers say he was owed an apology, not an arrest

“The administration owes Mr. Hearn an apology.”

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DOJ Drops Charges Admitting Trump Reflecting Pool Project Suffered From 'Hasty and Botched Work'

US prosecutors have dropped a vandalism case over damage to Donald Trump's $14m Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation, blaming 'hasty and botched' construction rather than a saboteur.

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'Flawed' Reflecting Pool renovation: US drops vandalism charges against former Olympian David Hearn

The Justice Department has cleared David Hearn of all criminal charges, acknowledging that the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial pool was not only hastily executed but flawed as well. Prosecutors highlighted that the peeling paint was present prior to Hearn's visit and confirmed the damage stemmed from poor installation rather…

The Times of India

US drops Reflecting Pool case against former Olympian, admits 'botched installation'

The US Justice Department on Friday dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after saying the damage was a result of "a botched installation", not vandalism. Trump had personally overseen the Reflecting Pool's renovation, which was estimated to have cost at least…

France 24

Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charges against former Olympian

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The Independent UK

Justice department moves to dismiss its charges against Olympian over reflecting pool

Lawyers now say damage to pool liner attributed to David Hearn instead is result of installation by contractor

The Guardian - US

Charges dropped against ex-Olympian over Reflecting Pool damage after Trump admin admits ‘flawed installation’

Jeanine Pirro’s office blames Trump’s Department of Interior after she and the president publicly raged against David Hearn

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The evidence Trump’s team used to charge an Olympian may have backfired

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Former Olympian says grand jury irregularities tainted Trump’s Reflecting Pool prosecution

A former Olympian charged with deliberately damaging the the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is seeking access to all the closed-door testimony that led to his indictment

The Independent UK

Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date

A judge in the nation’s capital has set a trial date in September for a former Olympic canoe racer charged with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

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Trump promises ‘vandal proof’ material for the Reflecting Pool as renovations on his boondoggle project continues

Trump has blamed the state of the pool on ‘deranged vandals,’ but critics allege the damage is from botched repair work

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FBI agents search drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as Trump looks to pin refurb disaster on vandals

President Trump claimed as recently as this week that the Reflecting Pool was ‘slashed with a knife’ or ‘box cutter’

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Drained Reflecting Pool reveals Trump's 'American flag blue' liner is now closer to gray

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's new liner, once dubbed ‘American flag blue’ by President Donald Trump, has faded to a color closer to gray

The Independent UK

Trump says the ‘vandals’ and ‘sleazebags’ he claims cut up the Lincoln Reflecting Pool will ‘pay a big price’

President Donald Trump offers latest update on beleaguered landmark, saying repairs ongoing ‘to fix the scars and damage that was done’ by saboteurs he blames for disaster

Benzinga

Trump's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Renovation Faces Another Setback

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation faced another setback after crews drained the historic landmark for additional repairs, delaying plans to showcase the restored site during the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations.

The Guardian - US

Crews again drain Trump’s troubled reflecting pool

Workers observed draining water from Lincoln Memorial pool plagued by algae blooms and peeling paint

Euronews

Crews drain Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of troubled Trump revamp

Trump directed that the bottom be painted what he called “American flag blue” but problems began quickly after the initial work was finished.

The Independent UK

Trump’s algae-filled Reflecting Pool drained once again for ‘beautification’ project

A Trump official said the latest work on the pool will also remove debris from an extensive Independence Day fireworks display over the National Mall

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