Donald Trump says video shows people "on their knees" in reflecting pool vandalism case
“on their knees with their hands in the water”
Reported August 8, 2026 by zerohedge.com. Checked word for word against that report.
President Trump is urging U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to reopen a dismissed vandalism case involving damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after new photos by photojournalist Andrew Leyden showed cuts in the liner. The Justice Department dropped the case on Aug. 1, citing an Interior Department conclusion that the renovation had multiple flaws, including liner peeling shortly after installation. Trump claimed Friday on Truth Social that video shows people at the waterline tampering with the liner, that witnesses and knife marks support a vandalism finding, and that the accused, former Olympian David Hearn, and his lawyer Norm Eisen warrant criticism. Leyden says the damage reflects construction defects, not intentional vandalism, renewing a dispute over how to interpret the pool’s condition.
- zerohedge.com ↗︎08 AUG 2026