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2026-09-11 20:17
Contractor undercuts Trump's Reflecting Pool vandal claims
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- The New York TimesLean left
The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.
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The contractor hired to renovate the Reflecting Pool says its repair work caused the pool's liner to peel and bubble, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.
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U.S. District Attorney for District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro on Wednesday declined to answer reporters' questions on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case during an unrelated Justice Department (DOJ) press conference.
Read at thehill.com → - Fox NewsRight
At a news conference Wednesday, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro refused to answer questions about revisiting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool case after public criticism from President Trump. #foxnews #news #us #fox Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it.
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AxiosCenter
Contractor undercuts Trump's Reflecting Pool vandal claims
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Reflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Damage
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'NO AND NO!': Pirro PRESSED on DC Reflecting Pool case #shorts
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Pirro tells reporter 'I'm not going there' on Reflecting Pool question
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