Interior: 5 arrested for vandalism in connection with Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Administration Interior: 5 arrested for vandalism in connection with Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Comments: by Ashleigh Fields - 06/22/26 2:52 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Ashleigh Fields - 06/22/26 2:52 PM ET Comments: Link copied

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The Department of the Interior on Monday said five individuals were arrested in connection to reports of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

“Five individuals have been arrested for vandalism. Five additional individuals were issued federal citations,” a department spokesperson told The Hill.

The spokesperson said a total of 14 police reports have been filed for vandalism, including the alleged crimes described in President Trump’s recent Truth Social posts.

“Of the MANY Statues and Fountains that we rebuilt, renovated, cleaned, and fixed, the only one that was Vandalized was the Reflecting Pool, which is being taken care of, ASAP,” Trump wrote in a Monday post.

“It has been given a 300 foot long gash, chemicals have been illegally placed in the water, and the beautiful new grass field has been destroyed with a gigantic 86 47 chemically carved into it (Probably inspired by Dirty Cop, James Comey!),” he added, referring to an image posted on social media by the former FBI director last year which led to the Justice Department prosecuting Comey for threatening the president.

Trump noted that destruction of federal property carries a 10-year prison sentence, which he said would be “fully enforced” in his post.

Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on Sunday said all individuals caught vandalizing the site would be prosecuted for their crimes.

“If there are more serious products that are put into the Reflecting Pool to create more algae or a bigger problem, then we’ll consider more serious charges,” Pirro told host Peter Doocy during an appearance on Fox News’s “The Sunday Briefing.”

“But make no mistake, making D.C. beautiful is a priority. And if you damage, vandalize or do anything to impact something like the Reflecting Pool, you can be prosecuted,” she added.

The U.S. Park Police is currently investigating reports of vandalism, according to an administration official.

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