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华盛顿 — 国家公园管理局一名高级官员周四在一份法庭文件中表示，该局已于两周多前向当局报告了林肯纪念堂倒影池遭到锋利刀具破坏的情况。
国家公园管理局运营副局长弗兰克·兰兹表示，该局已于6月9日向美国公园警察报告了这起破坏事件。此前特朗普总统将翻新工程表面剥落归咎于破坏者，而兰兹的声明是首次公开证实倒影池遭到人为破坏。本周早些时候，特朗普对记者称，国家公园管理局或内政部将在法庭上提供他所谓的池面涂层350英尺长切口的证据。
兰兹在法庭文件中称：“2026年6月9日，在翻新工程基本完工后，美国公园警察接到国家公园管理局关于倒影池受损的报告，包括用锋利刀具或剃须刀割破泡沫密封胶上的填缝材料，以及分层表面材料遭到破坏。”“此外，约70根围栏柱顶被扔进池中。”
兰兹于2023年就任现职，他声明自己对声明中所述事实有亲身了解，并愿意出庭作证。目前尚不清楚国家公园管理局掌握了何种证据。
2026年6月23日，华盛顿特区，国民警卫队成员在近期翻新后的林肯纪念堂倒影池附近巡逻。亚伦·施瓦茨 / 路透社
兰兹在文件中表示，公园管理局计划在独立日庆祝活动结束后再开始抽排水修复倒影池，而非提前。兰兹的声明是“文化景观基金会”针对内政部提起的诉讼的一部分，该诉讼与特朗普政府主导的倒影池涂装工程有关。
本周早些时候，特朗普在接受哥伦比亚广播公司新闻高级白宫记者埃德·奥基夫采访时坚称，造成1470万美元密封胶工程后出现损坏的原因是破坏者，而非施工本身存在其他问题。池水还再次出现藻类大量繁殖的情况。
2026年6月24日，林肯纪念堂倒影池池底蓝色涂层出现剥落。美联社照片/拉赫马特·古尔
据美国公园警察消息，至少有5人因涉嫌与倒影池破坏事件相关的 vandalism 被捕，另有5人收到联邦传票。但相关证据细节尚未公开。
“没错，到了合适的时机你们就会看到，”特朗普在谈及倒影池受损证据时说道，“你们会在法庭上看到的。你们会在法庭上看到，但你们只需致电公园管理局、致电内政部即可。”
Reflecting Pool liner was cut with knife or razor, National Park Service official says in court filing
2026-06-25T13:56:00-0400 / CBS News
Washington — A top official with the National Park Service said in a court filing Thursday that the agency reported damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool caused by a sharp knife over two weeks ago.
Frank Lands, deputy director for operations for the National Park Service, said the park service reported the damage on June 9 to the U.S. Park Police. Lands’ declaration is the first public record testifying to intentional damage of the pool, after President Trump blamed the renovated project’s peeling surface on vandals. The president told reporters earlier this week that the National Park Service or Interior Department would provide evidence in court of what he called a 350-foot gash to the pool’s coating.
“On June 9, 2026, after the rehabilitation project was substantially complete, the U.S. Park Police responded to an NPS report of damage to the reflecting pool, including a caulk over the foam sealant that was cut with a sharp knife or razor and destruction of delaminating surface material,” Lands said in the court filing. “In addition, approximately 70 fence post tops were thrown into the pool.”
Lands, who assumed his current role in 2023, declared he has personal knowledge of the facts stated in his declaration and is willing to testify in court. It’s not clear what kind of evidence the National Park Service has.
Members of the National Guard patrol the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after recent renovations in Washington, D.C., June 23, 2026. Aaron Schwartz / REUTERS
Lands said in the filing that the park service plans to begin draining and repairing the pool after the Independence Day festivities, rather than before. Lands’ statement came about as a part of the Cultural Landscape Foundation’s lawsuit against the Interior Department over the president’s Reflecting Pool paint job.
In an exchange with CBS News senior White House correspondent Ed O’Keefe earlier this week, Mr. Trump insisted that vandals, rather than other problems with the work, are responsible for the damage seen following the $14.7 million sealant job. The water has also been plagued by a resurgence of algae.
Peeling is seen in the blue coating on the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 24, 2026. AP Photo/Rahmat Gul
At least five people have been arrested for alleged vandalism related to the Reflecting Pool, and five additional people were issued federal citations, according to the U.S. Park Police. But details of the evidence have not been released.
“Yeah, at the right time you’ll see it,” Mr. Trump said of evidence of damage to the pool. “You’ll see it in court. You’ll see it in court, but all you have to do is call the Parks Department, call the Department of Interior.”
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