Trump Demands Pirro Revisit Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case, Attacks Eisen
Trump alleges pure vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and urges U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to reopen the case after a fence removal exposed cuts in the expansion joints.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and demanded that the top federal prosecutor in Washington reopen the case.
The president said cuts in the pool’s material ran for 300 feet or more, exactly where video footage had shown people kneeling with their hands in the water. He tied the matter to a fundraising dispute and to a lawyer he has fought in court for a decade.
“U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro should re-visit her hastily made decision,” Trump wrote, calling the incident “pure VANDALISM.” He named attorney Norm Eisen and the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington as connected to the person involved.
The post presses a sitting U.S. Attorney to reconsider a charging decision on a high-profile national monument. It draws federal prosecutors into a public dispute framed around political fundraising and a personal legal rivalry.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Now that people are able to see it up close, they are reporting pure VANDALISM at The Reflecting Pool. Thank you Andrew Leyden for your observation! The material was cut right where the video tape showed, for 300 feet or more. People were on their knees with their hands in the water at the exact location of the “slashes.” Additionally, there were witnesses to the VANDALISM, and the flexible areas of the material were cut with a knife. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro should re-visit her hastily made decision, especially since it turned out that the “gentleman” involved is a big player in ActBlue Co., Ltd. Class A, a disgraceful fundraising SCAM, and is represented by a TRUMP DERANGED SLEAZEBAG, Political Hack Lawyer, Norm Eisen, and CREW, a group that uses “charity” for political purposes which is, to the best of my knowledge, ILLEGAL! I have been beating Eisen, a complete LUNATIC, in Court for 10 years, or more. He just keeps coming, but I always WIN! Trump” on August 7, 2026 at 4:48 PM ET.
This is Trump’s sixth message released today, and the last post was three hours ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 16 of his 440 posts over the last 30 days classified as Legal posts.
The claim draws on a social media post by Andrew Leyden, who writes under the handle @PenguinSix. Cuts in the expansion joints on the side of the Reflecting Pool became visible after the National Park Service removed a fence that had blocked the view since June, according to that post. The contractor reported the damage to Park Police as vandalism, but fences had blocked earlier photographs, according to that post.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is a nonprofit watchdog organization that files complaints and lawsuits over government ethics and campaign finance, according to citizensforethics.org. Norm Eisen serves as executive chair of the State Democracy Defenders Fund and previously worked as a White House ethics counsel, according to statedemocracydefenders.org.ActBlue Co., Ltd. Class A is a nonprofit technology company that processes online donations for Democratic candidates and progressive groups, according to actblue.com.
Andrew Leyden's social media post displays damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington D.C. on 08/07/2026.
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The stakes fall on federal prosecutors and the accused. A reopened case would pressure the U.S. Attorney’s office and expose the named individual to renewed scrutiny, while a decision to hold firm would leave the closed matter intact. The Reflecting Pool sits between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, and the National Park Service manages the site, according to nps.gov.
The dispute revisits a long fight over control of the National Mall’s monuments, a corridor that draws millions of visitors each year, according to nps.gov. Federal law protects national monuments from damage, and prosecutors weigh evidence and intent before charging any case.
For the average reader, the exchange signals continued federal attention to the upkeep and protection of national landmarks that anchor the capital’s tourism and civic life.
This has happened before. Trump has repeatedly used social media to press federal officials on charging decisions and to name legal adversaries by their affiliations. His stated feud with Eisen stretches back roughly a decade, according to his own account in the post.
The next move rests with the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of Columbia, which would decide whether to reopen any review. A date for such a decision has not been announced.
Disputes over the National Mall’s structures are not new to this ground. Crews completed the Reflecting Pool in 1922, and it stretches more than 2,000 feet. The National Park Service drained and fully reconstructed the pool between 2010 and 2012 at a cost of roughly $34 million after decades of leaks and stagnant water, according to nps.gov. The service, established in 1916, has managed the corridor through repeated repairs and closures, according to nps.gov. Those earlier overhauls left the caretakers defending the pool’s condition much as they do today.
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