At least 5 people arrested in alleged tampering with Reflecting Pool, official says

[orangecrush]

At least five people have been arrested in connection with the alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, an administration official said Monday, as President Donald Trump threatened long prison terms for offenders.

The five arrests and citations to five additional individuals come in the wake of Trump saying Saturday, with no evidence so far, that vandals at the Reflecting Pool cut a 250-foot-long “gash into the beautiful facade of what took so much work, competence, and money to build and complete.”

Among those arrested was former U.S. Olympic canoeist David “Davey” Hearn, who previously told NBC News he was detained for five hours Friday after touching a piece of detached coating at the Reflecting Pool.

Over the weekend, following a meeting with contractors at Camp David, Trump said the Reflecting Pool would likely need to be drained again.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/least-five-people-arrested-allegedly-tampering-reflecting-pool-officia-rcna351154

This has to be seen to be believed.

Or. Or believed, more accurately.

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[Raine1967]

1. Release the names.

I sincerely don't believe that official told the truth.

We would have seen something in the EarthCam on the Washington Monument; Park police are all over the area as well.

[orangecrush]

2. I'm so sick of him.

[MustLoveBeagles]

10. We all are

[Emile]

3. Before arresting innocent citizens, they need to arrest trump for destruction of government property.

[sop]

8. "I got yelled at from the National Guard by just like looking at it too close."

Pretty soon they'll be arresting tourists coming to take pictures of the mess Trump made.

[sop]

4. You'd think someone would have noticed a vandal cutting a "350-foot slit from one end to the other."

(NBC News) " 'Please remember that there is a 10-year prison sentence for the destruction, or even the attempted destruction, of such things — Which will be fully enforced!' Trump added in his Truth Social post."

"On Monday afternoon, Trump told reporters it was a '350-foot slit from one end to the other.' "

“ 'I saw it. They cut it. They cut it very violently,' he said."

"When a reporter asked to see photos, Trump said, 'You’ll see it in court, but all you have to do is call the parks department, call the Department of Interior.' "

"The National Park Service, U.S. Park Police and Interior Department did not immediately respond to requests from NBC News."

[orangecrush]

9. He's full of shit

And algae

[surfered]

5. Touching the water is a crime, but smearing feces on the walks of the Capitol was patriotic and pardonable.

[Emile]

11. +1

[blogslug]

7. Roosevelt met with Churchill

Eisenhower met with Khrushchev. Carter went there and negotiated the Camp David Accords.

This tacky-ass, tin-pot dictator goes there to meet with his fucking pool guys.

[Mad_Machine76]

12. He is so trashy

Everything is unreal right now.