August 3, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

Confirmed

Trump Says His Own U.S. Attorney "Choked" for Dropping the Reflecting Pool Case After Her Office Found No Vandalism

President Trump said in the Oval Office on Aug. 3, 2026 that U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro "made a mistake" and "folded like an umbrella" by moving to dismiss the prosecution of David Hearn, a...

June 22, 2026 · Information Integrity, Press & Democratic Norms

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Trump Threatens to Sue ABC Over Reporting That a No-Bid Reflecting Pool Contract Reached $14.65 Million

On June 22, 2026, President Trump said he was preparing lawsuits against ABC News over its reporting on repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. 'We are preparing lawsuits against ABC for false reporting,' he...

April 27, 2026 · Political Spectacle & Unusual Conduct

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Trump Has the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Drained and Painted 'American Flag Blue' for About $2 Million

Beginning the weekend of April 25, 2026, crews drained the 2,030-foot Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and applied a light-blue base coat as part of a resurfacing project President Trump announced on Truth Social and...