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Aug 14, 2026, 12:26pm EDTAug 14, 2026, 12:30pm EDT
Topline
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced charges Friday against a female accused of vandalizing the World War II memorial—as Pirro has drawn President Donald Trump’s ire for dropping a high-profile reflecting excavation vandalism case.
Vandalism tin beryllium seen astatine the World War II Memorial connected August 13, 2026 successful Washington D.C. Spray overgarment connected the walls of the memorial states, "Clean hands Dirty [id=0]quot;, and soap bubble complete successful the fountain beneath the graffiti. (Photo by Tyler M. Andrews/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Key Facts
Pirro announced Friday Melissa Farris had been arrested successful the lawsuit and said her agency would record 2 felony charges against Farris, penning connected societal media that “vandalizing our World War II Memorial is simply a bad onslaught connected a ineffable monument.”
Reports of the alleged vandalism began to move Thursday showing the monument spraypainted pinch the words “clean hands soiled $" and the fountain bubbling pinch soap.
The charges travel arsenic Trump has openly criticized Pirro for dropping the reflecting excavation vandalism lawsuit against Olympian David Hearn, telling reporters she “folded for illustration an umbrella” and that he was “really disappointed” successful her.
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