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Trump sternly rebukes Jeanine Pirro’s decision to withdraw charges against alleged Reflecting Pool vandal David Hearn: ‘I disagree 100%’

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Trump sternly rebukes Jeanine Pirro’s decision to withdraw charges against alleged Reflecting Pool vandal David Hearn: ‘I disagree 100%’
New York Post
New York Post1 hrs ago
Trump sternly rebukes Jeanine Pirro’s decision to withdraw charges against alleged Reflecting Pool vandal David Hearn: ‘I disagree 100%’
Trump had a stern rebuke Saturday of US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro after her stunning decision to withdraw charges against Olympic canoeist David Hearn for vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool.
UPI
UPI7 mins ago
Trump says he disapproves of DOJ dropping reflecting pool charges
President Donald Trump has called out District Attorney Jeanine Pirro after her office moved to dismiss charges against canoeist for vandalism.
NYT Politics
NYT Politics18 mins ago
In Dropping Reflecting Pool Case, Pirro Draws Trump’s Wrath
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, blamed shoddy construction, contradicting President Trump’s pet theory. Mr. Trump said he disagreed “100%” with her.
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera26 mins ago
Trump denounces Justice Department decision to drop Reflecting Pool charges
The US president pushes back after a federal prosecutor says damage caused by 'botched' installation, not vandalism.
Trump lashes out at Jeanine Pirro after she drops Reflecting Pool ‘vandalism’ charges: ‘I don’t know what she was thinking’
Trump broke from Pirro’s admission that the damaged Reflecting Pool liner was the ‘result of flawed installation by the contractor’
Salon
Salon4 hrs ago
DOJ reverses charges in Reflecting Pool vandalism case
Federal prosecutors say rushed contractor work, not vandalism, caused damage leading to charges against an Olympian
Breitbart
Breitbart4 hrs ago
Nolte: Justice Departments Requests Charges Dropped in Former Olympian's Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case
District of Columbia U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has requested that all charges be dropped against David Hearn, the three-time Olympian who had faced up to ten years in prison for vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Deadline
Deadline6 hrs ago
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro Will Drop Reflecting Pool Vandalism Charges Against Ex-Olympian, Says “Botched Installation” Caused Damage
Contradicting claims made repeatedly by President Donald Trump, U.S. attorney Jeanine Pirro now says she will seek to dismiss a felony charge against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn who had been accused of ripping up a small square piece of new blue lining from the renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. In a m
RTÉ News
RTÉ News12 hrs ago
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.
GB News
GB News17 hrs ago
White House drops charges against former Olympian accused of vandalising Reflecting Pool after new evidence emerges
White House drops charges against former Olympian accused of vandalising Reflecting Pool after new evidence emerges  GB News
BBC News
BBC News19 hrs ago
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.
NBC News
NBC News19 hrs ago
Charges dropped against former Olympian over reflecting pool damage
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.
Prosecutors drop Reflecting Pool damage charge against former Olympian
Federal prosecutors suggested that the damage was instead due to a rushed installation.
Pirro moves to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism charges against former Olympian
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has filed a motion to dismiss the indictment against former Olympian David Hearn, who was accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June. In moving to dismiss the case, Pirro admitted that the damage to the landmark was the “result of flawed ins
Guardian Sport
Guardian Sport20 hrs ago
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 “t
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
USA Today
USA Today20 hrs ago
US drops charges against Olympian in Reflecting Pool damage, citing flawed work
US drops charges against Olympian in Reflecting Pool damage, citing flawed work  USA Today
Global News
Global News21 hrs ago
U.S. DOJ to drop Reflecting Pool vandalism charges against ex-Olympian
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.'
Newsweek
Newsweek21 hrs ago
Reflecting Pool Vandalism Charges Dropped With 'Flawed Installation' Blamed
U.S. Attorney for D.C., Jeanine Pirro, is moving to dismiss the felony destruction of property charge against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn after stating that the damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was actually “the result of flawed installation by the contractor.”
CBS News
CBS News21 hrs ago
DOJ asks to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism charges, citing "botched installation"
Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss an indictment charging U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn with ripping the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the damage was caused by "botched installation and not vandalism."
ABC News
ABC News🏁 first to report21 hrs ago
DOJ moves to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism charge against Olympian
The Justice Department moved to dismiss the criminal case against Olympian David Hearn.