The US Justice Department dropped its felony indictment against David Hearn on July 31, 2026, after determining that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was caused by contractor negligence during a $14 million renovation, not deliberate vandalism.
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US says contractor caused Reflecting Pool damage, drops case against former Olympian Reuters
Trump lied again . What a surprise 🫢 And media fell for it again 😳 But of course they will learn nothing and will repeat the next Whithout questions Trump says....... Bla bla bla US says contractor caused Reflecting Pool damage, drops case against former Olympian - www.reuters.com/world/us-jus... Flawed work by a contractor caused the liner of the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Po
The U.S. government dismissed the felony indictment against David Hearn, the former Olympian accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool of the National Mall.
The US Justice Department has dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.