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Pirro Promises Jail for Pool Vandals After Trump Alarm

6/22/2026

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro pledged full prosecution of anyone caught vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
President Donald Trump claimed vandals poured corrosive chemicals into the pool, prompting a decision to drain it for repairs.
National Park Service workers applied hydrogen peroxide to treat an algae bloom that turned the water green.
Pirro warned that adding substances to the pool could result in more severe charges for the perpetrators.

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro pledged full prosecution of anyone caught vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
President Donald Trump claimed vandals poured corrosive chemicals into the pool, prompting a decision to drain it for repairs.
National Park Service workers applied hydrogen peroxide to treat an algae bloom that turned the water green.
Pirro warned that adding substances to the pool could result in more severe charges for the perpetrators.