CNN’s Jennings defends Olympian after DOJ tosses Reflecting Pool case: ‘He ought to sue’

Republican political commentator Scott Jennings said the Olympian David Hearn “ought to sue” the Trump administration for attempting to prosecute him in connection with damage found at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. In an interview on CNN’s “The Source” with host Erica Hill, Jennings was asked if he had concerne

The US Department of Justice has moved to dismiss its case against Olympian David Hearn.

Prosecutors in the US have dropped the case against a former Olympian accused of vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington.

White House drops charges against former Olympian accused of vandalising Reflecting Pool after new evidence emerges  GB News

A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.

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 Trump administration dropped charges against a former Olympic canoeist over damage to the renovated Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, saying new evidence showed the contractor was to blame. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports.

Federal prosecutors suggested that the damage was instead due to a rushed installation.

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

The Justice Department moved to dismiss charges against David Hearn, concluding that the pool on the National Mall was damaged by a “botched” installation.

US says contractor caused Reflecting Pool damage, drops case against former Olympian  Reuters

US drops charges against Olympian in Reflecting Pool damage, citing flawed work  USA Today

U.S. government lawyers said in a court filing that information provided since the indictment shows that the damage was the result of a 'flawed installation by the contractor.'

The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Trump Admin Drops Criminal Case Against Ex-Olympian Charged With Damaging Reflecting Pool  HuffPost

Jeanine Pirro's office says the Department of the Interior withheld records about pre-existing coating problems before David Hearn's indictment.

The Justice Department moved to dismiss the criminal case against Olympian David Hearn.