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Taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads raise questions about their legality: NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former White House ethics czar Norman Eisen about ...
npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5981262/taxpayer-funded-trump-administration-ads-raise-questions-about-their-legality
Anti-Trump attorney: ‘Don’t overreact’ to Supreme Court voter database decision: Norm Eisen, a former White House ethics lawyer and frequent critic of President ...
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6112248-norm-eisen-supreme-court-immigration-database/
Ex-Olympian weighs ‘all remedies’ after DOJ drops Reflecting Pool case, lawyer says
ms.now/news/ex-olympian-david-hearn-lawyer-reflecting-pool-vandalism-dismissed
Federal prosecutors on Friday asked a judge to dismiss an indictment charging former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn with ripping up the bottom of the ... Show more
Key FactsTrump rejects DOJ finding on Reflecting Pool damage
Aug 1, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
- On August 1, Donald Trump rejected the Justice Department’s conclusion and said the damage was caused by vandalism.
- In a July 31 court filing, the Justice Department said the $14 million renovation was rushed and flawed and dropped the case against former Olympian David Hearn, who had been accused of vandalism.
- Prosecutors said a National Park Service engineer reported peeling pool lining on June 11, while Hearn was arrested on June 19 and indicted on July 2.
- According to court records and a defense lawyer, federal prosecutors also dropped charges against at least two of the three other people accused.
I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool. I don’t know what she was thinking? To me, it was a pure case of VANDALISM.— Trump wrote on Truth Social disputing Pirro’s assessment of the Reflecting Pool and the DOJ finding.
The Spectator Jul 22
Norm Eisen sticks his oar in: Norm Eisen has found himself accused of fomenting a ‘color revolution’ against Trump through his work at the Brookings Institution
spectator.com/article/norm-eisen-sticks-oar-cockburn-diary-07-21-26/
Newsweek's Leonardo Feldman details former Olympian Davey Hearn pleading not guilty in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case and gets ... Show more
‘Trump has taken advantage of presidency to make billions’ – US lawyer: We spoke to Norman Eisen, who was special counsel to President Obama for ethics.
channel4.com/news/trump-has-taken-advantage-of-presidency-to-make-billions-us-lawyer
US Olympic Athlete Indicted for Touching Trump's Infamously Botched Reflecting Pool Renovation
commondreams.org/news/david-hearn-pool-arrest
Norm Eisen Mocks Trump’s Motion to Keep Name on Kennedy Center: ‘Batsh** Crazy’: Lawyer Norm Eisen harshly mocked Trump's motion seeking to stop the removal of ...
mediaite.com/lawcrime/norm-eisen-mocks-trumps-motion-to-keep-name-on-kennedy-center-batsh-crazy/
Trump, 79, Boosts Conspiracy Theorist in Late-Night ‘Sleazebag’ Meltdown : The Canada-based X account shares wacko theories and right-wing takes.
thedailybeast.com/trump-79-boosts-conspiracy-theorist-in-late-night-sleazebag-meltdown/
Top Trump Goon Faces New Epstein Files Headache: Norm Eisen, the former White House ethics czar under Barack Obama, has called for action.
thedailybeast.com/watchdogs-demand-scalp-of-top-trump-goon-howard-lutnick-for-epstein-mess/
‘So Misleading!’ Trump Critic Norm Eisen Blasts NY Times for Saying the Courts Have Not Reined ...
mediaite.com/media/podcasts/so-misleading-trump-critic-norm-eisen-blasts-ny-times-for-saying-the-courts-have-not-reined-in-trump/
Marjorie Taylor Greene Wrecks Trump in Epic Maduro Rant as MAGA Breaks: As Representative Greene harshly criticizes Trump’s invasion of Venezuela ...
newrepublic.com/article/204896/marjorie-taylor-greene-wrecks-trump-epic-maduro-rant-maga-breaks
Former White House Ethics Lawyer Calls Out Trump Over This 'Profit-Grabbing Exploitation'
huffpost.com/entry/norm-eisen-trump-doj-payment-demand_n_68f96022e4b0d0ec549cc384
The Anti-Trump Strategy That’s Actually Working: Lawsuits, lawsuits, and more lawsuits
theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/09/trump-legal-resistance-lawsuits-norm-eisen/684071/
‘Worthless!’ MSNBC Guest Rips Up Trump’s Letter Firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook in Protest
mediaite.com/media/tv/worthless-msnbc-guest-rips-up-trumps-letter-firing-fed-governor-lisa-cook-in-protest/
Baltimore mayor suggests Trump's targeting "Black-led cities" for obviously racist reasons - Salon.com
salon.com/2025/08/14/baltimore-mayor-suggests-trumps-targeting-black-led-cities-for-obviously-racist-reasons/
Obama Official Files Bombshell Demand for Epstein Files and Secret Trump Messages
thedailybeast.com/obama-official-files-bombshell-demand-for-the-epstein-files-and-secret-trump-messages/
Ex-Obama official files request for Epstein files. ‘People deserve the truth’: “It is now widely reported that President Trump is indeed included in the Epstein ...
miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article311494268.html
‘This is the looting of America’: Trump and Co’s extraordinary conflicts of interest in his second term
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/16/trump-conflict-of-interest
What Is A Fact? Unfortunately, In Court, It Is Whatever Donald Trump Says It Is: The “political question” doctrine affords the president deference on factual ...
huffpost.com/entry/trump-facts-political-question-doctrine_n_68424444e4b004bd5409c942
Press group adds high-powered attorneys in fight against Paramount: Prominent attorneys Abbe Lowell and Norm Eisen joined the Freedom of the Press Foundation's ...
latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-06-06/freedom-press-abbe-lowell-norm-eisen-brenna-frey-trump-paramount
McIver charges ‘absurd’: Former White House ethics lawyer: Former Obama-era White House ethics lawyer Norm Eisen called the criminal charge against Rep ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5308984-norm-eisen-lamonica-mciver-charges-response/
OPINION:
Norm Eisen: New polls show ‘Trump has lost the first 100 days’
As we approach the first 100 days of Trump’s second term, his admin ... Show more
'Scum,' 'Crooked' Elections And 'Corrupt' Media. What Trump Said Inside The Justice Department
huffpost.com/entry/us-trump-justice-department-in-his-words_n_67d4fb5be4b0a37116af11a3
Former White House ethics lawyer rips Trump over deportations ‘without any due process whatsoever’
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5212462-trump-deportations-court-orders/
'Dark Day for American Democracy': Alarm Over Trump DOJ Speech: "It's increasingly clear that we're entering a modern McCarthy moment ...
commondreams.org/news/trump-department-of-justice
Musk Makes Big Mistake While Trying to Smear CNN Legal Analyst Norm Eisen: The billionaire DOGE chief found a woman with the same last name as a lawyer he hates ...
thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-makes-big-mistake-while-trying-to-smear-cnn-legal-analyst-norm-eisen/
Paid articlePaywall Musk’s Threats Suddenly Darken as Trump Legal Losses Trigger MAGA Fury: As MAGA begins flirting with defying the courts, prominent Trump opponent Norm Eisen ...
newrepublic.com/article/191331/musks-threats-suddenly-darken-new-trump-legal-losses-enrage-maga
Elon Musk Targeted by Lawyer in Scathing Letter: A progressive lawyer accused DOGE head Elon Musk of undermining democracy and vowed never to buy another Tesla.
newsweek.com/doge-elon-musk-federal-cuts-lawyer-open-letter-marc-elias-norm-eisen-donald-trump-2033946
“Rule of Law Shock and Awe”: Norm Eisen’s Legal War on Trump and Musk : Lawyer Norm Eisen talks with TNR editor Michael Tomasky about the dozens of anti-Trump ...
newrepublic.com/article/191710/norm-eisen-legal-war-trump-musk
'Criminal President': Ex-White House Ethics Lawyer Shares Blunt Thoughts On Trump, Musk
huffpost.com/entry/criminal-president-ex-white-house-ethics-lawyer-shares-blunt-thoughts-on-trump-and-musk_n_67ac7ffde4b0f939708c5fbe
What Is the Political Role of White Lotus and Other ‘Eat the Rich’ Media?: Are entertainments like these seriously acknowledging the deep-seated anxieties—and ...
inequality.org/article/the-guilty-pleasures-of-watching-rich-people-squirm/
President Trump revokes security clearances for officials who have tangled with him: New York Post
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/08/trump-revokes-security-clearances-blinken-james-bragg/78364862007/
NIH announces it's slashing funding for indirect research costs: The National Institutes of Health announced that the agency is making cuts to grants that ...
nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/nih-announces-slashing-funding-indirect-research-costs-rcna191337
