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Trump rejects his own DOJ’s finding blaming Reflecting Pool issues on shoddy renovation

President Donald Trump publicly blamed vandals for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, despite his own Justice Department admitting the renovations were "hasty and botched." The Justice Department is dropping the criminal case against David Hearn, who had been accused of vandalism, due to newly discovered evidence of shoddy renovation work.
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Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 01:18 PM EDT
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