Trump White House asked DOJ to explore new Reflecting Pool charges, sources say

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 - President Donald Trump’s White House has asked the Justice Department to examine potential new charges related to alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool despite the department's decision to drop prior cases, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The Justice Department is not ruling out possible new criminal charges connected to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after reports that White House officials asked prosecutors to revisit their dropped case against Olympic canoeist David Hearn, as President Donald Trump has publicly pressed U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pir

Earlier this month, however, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the case, citing new information that the damage was caused by a "botched installation" by a contractor, not vandalism.

White House Seeking New Charges Against David Hearn After Dropped Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case, Report Says  Forbes

Trump spent the weekend raging over dropped charges after judge agreed to dismiss case against David Hearn

President Donald Trump’s repeated attempts to punish former Olympian David Hearn on the made-up vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool may backfire. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, was forced to drop the felony charges against Hearn on July 31 due to a lack of evidence, faulti