th he merely reached down to touch a chunk of sealant out of curiosity, and let go after a park worker told him to.

 I'm a curious citizen,  Hearn said in an interview last month.  I reached down to see what it felt like. It was very rubbery. 

President Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for problems at the Reflecting Pool, after paint began to peel from it shortly after the renovations were completed and the pool turned green from algae.

CBS News previously reported that the federal government awarded a company owned by a Trump donor a $1.7 million contract to install a new water cleaning system for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Frank Lands, deputy director for operations for the National Park Service, said in a court filing last month that the Park Service had reported the damage on June 9 to the U.S. Park Police.

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 against those other individuals has not yet been released.