Pirro Says Reflecting Pool Vandals Face Prosecution as Cleanup Continues
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro says vandalism cases will be fully prosecuted as five people were arrested and five others received federal citations.
- On Sunday, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro threatened to prosecute anyone caught vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, stating that citations have been issued and even minor crimes must be prosecuted.
- The $14.7 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool rapidly deteriorated after officials painted the bottom 'American flag blue' ahead of the 250th anniversary, triggering algae growth and paint peeling.
- President Donald Trump alleged vandals used a 'knife or blade' to create a '250 foot long gash' and poured corrosive chemicals into the pool; five people have been arrested on vandalism charges.
- Cleanup crews continue removing algae while legal analysts question prosecution viability; journalist Marcy Wheeler noted prosecutors must prove the 'value of the so-called fixes' to secure convictions.
- Renovation costs ballooned from initial projections of $1.8 million to more than $14 million, prompting critics to suggest the administration is using vandalism claims to deflect from fiscal mismanagement.
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Infestation of seaweeds, paint that takes off, greenish coloring... The laborious repair of this basin ordered by the American president has become a real political soap opera.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has blamed the vandals for the failure of his project to renovate the pond of the National Mall, the park surrounded by the main monuments of the capital. His bad idea of turning the swimming pool that extends between the imposing monument dedicated to Abraham Lincoln and the obelisk to George Washington into a mirror where the emblematic monuments would be reflected in a blue color in the style …
President Donald Trump has threatened to prosecute and imprison anyone who damages or attempts to damage the Lincoln Memorial's reflection pool in Washington, D.C., after the paint began peeling despite recent renovations.
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