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Lawsuit seeks to stop repainting of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

ABC News·ABC News·21 days ago
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The project is part of President Trump's D.C. "beautification" efforts. A nonprofit organization is attempting to stop the Trump administration's repainting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, alleging that the plan "willfully disregards legal limits established by Congress."  The Cultural Landscape Foundation filed a lawsuit on Monday in D.C. federal court asking a judge to halt the renovations until the Trump administration gets approval from Congress.  "Every day that the resurfacing continues, the historic character of the Reflecting Pool is being further and fundamentally altered," the lawsuit alleged about the project, part of President Donald Trump's D.C. "beautification" efforts that include renovations to the White House East Wing and a planned triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery.…

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