Trump has threatened severe penalties under existing vandalism laws for people who touched or handled peeling paint and liner at the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial, which he spent $14.7 million renovating — only to have the paint peel and algae bloom shortly after. An ex-Olympian and others were arrested and cited for misdemeanors after touching the deteriorating pool surface. He previously granted blanket pardons to hundreds of people convicted in the January 6 Capitol riot, which involved breaches, assaults, and some property damage and fires — though not burning down the building itself. The post uses this juxtaposition to highlight what it frames as unequal justice, though the framing exaggerates the actual outcomes: no one has received a 10-year sentence for merely touching the pool, and the pardons went to Capitol rioters rather than people convicted of burning the building. The pool's deterioration itself remains somewhat disputed, with Trump attributing it to vandalism while officials cite natural causes like algae and paint failure.