US Drops Charges Against Olympian for Reflecting Pool Damage, Blames Contractor
The US Justice Department dropped vandalism charges against former Olympian David Hearn, who was accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool, admitting that a construction company caused the damage during a "hasty and botched" renovation. The Trump administration had initially pursued charges against Hearn.
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Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charge and admits 'botched' repairs
President Donald Trump had blamed "sick" vandals, and a former Olympian had been charged, but prosecutors now say contractors caused the damage.
Read full article →Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool
A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.
By Madaleine Rubin and David A. Fahrenthold
Read full article →Justice department moves to dismiss its charges against Olympian over reflecting pool
Lawyers now say damage to pool liner attributed to David Hearn instead is result of installation by contractor The justice department has moved to dismiss a criminal case charging former Olympian David Hearn with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial‘ reflecting pool, instead blaming damage to the pool liner as “the result of flawed installation by the contractor”. Government lawyers said in a 20-page court filing in DC superior court on Friday evening that they had received information ...
By Edward Helmore
Read full article →Prosecutors move to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism case, saying 'botched installation' to blame
The government had accused David Hearn of ripping a piece of sealant after a $14 million renovation. Hearn has repeatedly said that he simply touched the water in the pool out of curiosity last month.
By NPR Staff
Read full article →US drops charges against Olympian for damage to Reflecting Pool
The US Department of Justice has moved to dismiss its case against Olympian David Hearn.
Read full article →Prosecutors move to dismiss felony vandalism case against Olympian David Hearn over Reflecting Pool
Jeanine Pirro's office says the Department of the Interior withheld records about pre-existing coating problems before David Hearn's indictment.
Read full article →U.S. Justice Department dismisses case against ex-Olympian accused of damaging D.C. reflecting pool
The U.S. Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Read full article →Pirro moves to drop case against Olympian, says Reflecting Pool damage caused by 'flawed installation'
President Donald Trump had touted the Reflecting Pool update, one of many renovations in D.C. he ordered ahead of America's 250th birthday celebrations.
Read full article →Trump officials drop Reflecting Pool charges against ex-US Olympian David Hearn
The US Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Government lawyers said in a 20-page court filing that information provided since the indictment of David Hearn shows that the damage was the result of a “flawed installation by the contractor” as well as “the rush to complete the project prior to events associated with the America 250 celebration in the weeks surrounding Independence Da...
By Associated Press
Read full article →US drops Reflecting Pool case, admits damage due to botched renovation
The US Justice Department on Friday dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the hurried renovations ordered by President Donald Trump had been botched.
Read full article →Charges dropped against ex-Olympian over Reflecting Pool damage after Trump admin admits ‘flawed installation’
Jeanine Pirro’s office blames Trump’s Department of Interior after she and the president publicly raged against David Hearn
By Alex Woodward
Read full article →Justice Dept. admits Reflecting Pool renovation was ‘hasty and botched,’ drops case against former Olympian
Read full article →US drops vandalism charge against former Olympian
The US Justice Department has dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Read full article →Jeanine Pirro Drops Reflecting Pool Case against David Hearn, Cites 'Flawed Installation'
Olympian David Hearn was torched by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who charged him with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ... but now she's eating her words and dropping the case, because the pieces that came apart were caused by…
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