The New Republic
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DOJ Loses Its First Big Ask in Reflecting Pool “Vandalism” Case
The Trump administration’s attempt to prosecute alleged “vandalism” at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool hit a snag Thursday.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro attempted to bar former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn from the pool after he pleaded not guilty to damaging it, only to be rebuffed by D.C. Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean.
“The government’s evidence is weak,” one of Hearn’s attorneys, Mary Dohrmann, argued in court.
Another of Hearn’s attorneys, Norm Eise
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