Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date

A judge in the nation's capital has set a trial date in September for a former Olympic canoe racer charged with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the site of a troubled multimillion-dollar renovation project championed by President Donald Trump.

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Part of Trump's Reflecting Pool makeover and the vandalism case against a former Olympian

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The Boston GlobeLean Left· Jul 20, 2026

Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date

Kokomo TribuneLean Left· Jul 20, 2026

Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date

Philadelphia InquirerLean Left· Jul 20, 2026

Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date

Center

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ForbesCenter· Jul 20, 2026

Judge Warns Trump About Ongoing Reflecting Pool Work During Ex-Olympian Trial

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WHEC RochesterCenter· Jul 20, 2026

Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date

WTOP Washington DCCenter· Jul 20, 2026

Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date

WFMZ AllentownCenter· Jul 20, 2026

Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date

The RepublicCenter· Jul 20, 2026

Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date

NBC4 WashingtonLean Left· Jul 20, 2026

Trial date set for Olympian accused of Reflecting Pool vandalism

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Same wire story as other sides. No original Right take here.

Ran by 13 outlets across the spectrum· Las Vegas Review-Journal, Washington Times, +4 more
Las Vegas Review-JournalLean Right· Jul 20, 2026

Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date

Washington TimesLean Right· Jul 20, 2026

Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date

Jonesboro SunLean Right· Jul 20, 2026

Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date

Winchester StarLean Right· Jul 20, 2026

Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date

Daily JournalLean Right· Jul 20, 2026

Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date

Green Field ReporterLean Right· Jul 20, 2026

Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool gets Sept. 28 trial date

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