Politics Oct 01 Judge permanently dismisses Trump administration's case charging ex-Olympian with Reflecting Pool vandalism By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Politics Aug 11 Trump talks about the Reflecting Pool and White House ballroom a lot. Here's exactly how much PolitiFact analyzed all of Trump’s public events and speeches over the first seven months of 2026 in which he mentioned his construction projects — including the White House ballroom and Reflecting Pool — and beautifying the nation’s capital. By Caleb McCullough, Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact
Nation Aug 06 Trump pushes ahead on false claims Reflecting Pool was vandalized Jeanine Pirro this week found out there’s a trade-off between loyalty to President Donald Trump and being loyal to reality. By Josh Boak, Associated Press
Nation Aug 04 Watch 8:04 Reflecting Pool case highlights disconnect between Trump's claims and court record U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped charges related to the Reflecting Pool after determining that the damage to the pool was not vandalism. That was in stark contrast to what she said weeks ago. It follows a pattern of disconnect between… By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson
Politics Aug 01 Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals Pirro’s office, in a court filing on Friday, moved to drop criminal charges against a former Olympian, David Hearn, who had been accused of deliberately damaging the pool after it went through a renovation. By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Jul 31 Justice Department drops criminal case against Olympian over damaged Reflecting Pool By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Government lawyers said in a 20-page court filing that information provided since the indictment of David Hearn shows that the damage was the result of a “flawed installation by the contractor” as well as “the rush to complete the project… Continue reading
Jul 10 Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp By Will Weissert, Associated Press The president at first suggested his renovations would last a century. But, within weeks of the project originally reaching completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling… Continue reading
Jul 09 Former Olympic canoe racer pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press David Hearn, who competed in three Summer Olympics, entered the plea on Thursday in D.C. Superior Court. Continue reading
Jul 05 Trump's administration won't seek new bids to repair the Reflecting Pool By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Like President Donald Trump, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he was 100% sure that vandals caused the damage to the century-old Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. Continue reading
Jul 02 WATCH: U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announces felony charge related to Reflecting Pool By Lindsay Whitehurst, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press A former Olympian was indicted Thursday on a felony charge in what President Donald Trump has called vandalism of the Reflecting Pool. Continue reading