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Prosecutors Dismiss Four Lawsuits Over Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

8/15/2026

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Prosecutors dismissed four lawsuits, including one against an Olympic canoeist, citing lack of evidence and attributing damage to workmanship.
U.S. President Donald Trump refused responsibility for failures, blaming Biden and Obama for spending “hundreds of millions of dollars” on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
History professor Nicole Anslover said Trump’s strategy is to be in charge of everything but responsible for nothing, drawing attention before the November midterms.

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Prosecutors dismissed four lawsuits, including one against an Olympic canoeist, citing lack of evidence and attributing damage to workmanship.
U.S. President Donald Trump refused responsibility for failures, blaming Biden and Obama for spending “hundreds of millions of dollars” on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
History professor Nicole Anslover said Trump’s strategy is to be in charge of everything but responsible for nothing, drawing attention before the November midterms.