Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have indicated that they are readying an investigation into the Trump administration’s decision to charge former Olympian David Hearn with alleged acts of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. “The notion that they did not know that there was a botched, rushed renovation of the Reflecting Pool does not hold water,” Eisen said. Raskin’s push to open an investigation into the decision to charge Hearn will include requests for interdepartmental communications within the Trump administration. In May, for example, Trump boasted that the blue lining at the bottom of the reflecting pool was “so strong” and “so powerful” that it would last 50 years and could not be cut with a knife. If you can support Truthout with a one-time or monthly donation, you will make a significant impact on our work.