{"id":345,"date":"2026-06-22T06:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T06:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=345"},"modified":"2026-06-22T06:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T06:12:09","slug":"people-caught-vandalizing-washington-reflecting-pool-to-be-fully-prosecuted-us-attorney-pirro-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=345","title":{"rendered":"People Caught Vandalizing Washington Reflecting Pool to Be Fully Prosecuted, US Attorney Pirro Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>By Amina Niasse<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>NEW YORK, June 21 (Reuters) &#8211; People \u2060caught \u2060vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial \u2060Reflecting Pool on Washington\u2019s National Mall will be fully \u200bprosecuted, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=343\">Soccer-How a Warm World Cup Welcome Is Endearing the US to Fans<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump has blamed \u200cvandalism for recent problems with \u200cthe newly renovated pool, including its new blue paint peeling off.\u00a0Citations \u2060for vandalism \u2060have been issued, Pirro said on Sunday, adding that even \u200bminor crimes must be prosecuted to keep the U.S. capital safe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The peeling paint was visible in the 2,000-foot-long rectangular pool, a major national landmark, less than \u200btwo weeks after Trump declared its $14.7 million renovation project completed on \u2060June 6. \u2060Trump on Saturday claimed, \u2060without \u200bproviding evidence, that vandals poured corrosive chemicals into the pool.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;Anyone who is in \u200ba position of \u2060vandalizing or attempting to vandalize will face the criminal justice system in D.C.,&#8221; Pirro told Fox News&#8217; &#8220;Sunday Briefing&#8221; program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump blamed &#8220;sick&#8221; and &#8220;deranged&#8221; people for the current state of the &#8220;seriously vandalized&#8221; \u2060pool. He had previously posted that the pool will be drained \u2060for repairs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=341\">Los Angeles Mayor Declares Emergency Over Warehouse Fire<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The pool has also suffered an algae bloom that makes the water look green.\u00a0Those adding products to the pool that can generate algae could face more severe charges, Pirro said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Workers from the National Park Service earlier this week poured hydrogen peroxide into the pool to combat the algae.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Trump first brought up allegations of vandalism on Friday, when he posted on social media that \u206075% of the algae is gone. He also accused ABC News journalist Jonathan Karl of &#8220;trying to rip the rubber off of the surface&#8221; of the pool.\u00a0ABC did not immediately respond to a \u200brequest for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>(Reporting by Amina Niasse; Editing by Sergio \u200bNon, Nia Williams and Mark Porter)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=340\">Israeli Envoy and UN Official Clash at Hearing on Children in Conflict<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. 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