White House asks DOJ to consider new prosecution in Reflecting Pool case
Officials are exploring a misdemeanor prosecution in the Lincoln Memorial pool case after prosecutors moved to drop the felony charge against Olympic canoeist David Hearn.
TL;DR
- White House officials are asking the DOJ to consider a new prosecution against David Hearn for alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
- Federal prosecutors had previously moved to dismiss felony charges against Hearn, citing findings that installation flaws, not vandalism, caused the damage.
- Hearn's attorneys criticized the potential for a new prosecution, stating it would further harass an innocent man and undermine the DOJ's credibility.
- President Trump had previously urged prosecutors to reconsider dropping the charges and alleged Hearn had political connections to a Democratic fundraising platform.