White House asked DOJ about new Reflecting Pool case against David Hearn

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.

Justice department is asked to weigh new charges against David Hearn after US attorney dropped vandalism charges The White House has asked the Department of Justice (DoJ) to weigh new charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, according to a person familiar with the m

In a letter, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D., Md.) questions whether prosecutors were misled in an attempt to conceal a “botched” renovation.

White House officials reportedly asked the DOJ to consider a new case against David Hearn. A judge is already weighing a related motion on the subject.

Trump Reportedly Seeks New Charges Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn  forbes.com

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

Democrats Seek Documents From Failed Reflecting Pool Case Against Former Olympian  HuffPost

House Judiciary Democrats launched a probe Tuesday into the charges brought — and later voluntarily dismissed — against a former Olympian over alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, questioning why U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro brought the flawed case. The probe centers on the felony vandalism charges

The ex-Olympian accused of damaging the reflecting pool tells NPR the experience has been "Orwellian" and "Kafkaesque." And it's not over yet: His lawyers are fighting to close the case permanently.

President Donald Trump admits he lied about having proof of alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool while still refusing to drop his claims.  In a post on Truth Social Sunday evening, Trump claimed that a National Park Service career employee, “a highly credible witness,” watched former U.S. Olympian

President Trump insisted Sunday evening that former Olympian David Hearn vandalized the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool earlier this summer, days after castigating DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro for dropping the case. “A National Park Service career employee, a highly credible witness, saw David Hearn

President Donald Trump urged Jeanine Pirro to revisit the dropped vandalism case, sharing photos he says show knife cuts at the Reflecting Pool.

President Donald Trump urged U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to reinstall charges against several people accused of vandalizing the reflecting pool.

The sign blames "years of neglect by previous administrations," in the latest Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool update.

Work on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool began in 1919. Bettmann/Getty Images In the latest twist in one of the strangest ongoing scandals in Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced that the government would be dropping charges against the four people accused of vandaliz

Associate Judge Todd Edelman said he would wait to determine whether to grant the dismissal with prejudice after hearing more arguments.

What’s Next in Reflecting Pool Case That Is ‘Far From Over’  wsj.com

At a press conference on July 2, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said she had "tremendous evidence" proving that David Hearn had deliberately caused more than $1,000 in damage to the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, making him guilty of a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Th

Jeanine Pirro this week found out there’s a tradeoff between loyalty to President Donald Trump and being loyal to reality.

Trump still seems to think the question of individual guilt or innocence is irrelevant.

Attorneys for the former Olympic canoeist the Trump administration had charged in a felony Reflecting Pool case are seeking to permanently bar any effort to resurface what they called a “politically motivated prosecution” of their client.

Anna Moneymaker / Anna Moneymaker, Getty Images The mystery of Jeanine Pirro’s oversized white box has been solved. The top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., was photographed leaving the White House on Monday with a large white box and several bags after a meeting with President Donald Trump that reportedly turne

Pirro Hauled a Box of Reflecting Pool Evidence to Trump Meeting  New York Magazine

Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., dropped criminal charges against three remaining people accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, days after U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office abandoned a felony case against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn. The dismissals came the same week that Presid

US president's hand-picked DC attorney in firing line after dropping charges for vandalism of Washington landmark.

The former Fox News star couldn't sustain Trump's fantasy. Her downfall is classic MAGA tale

US president Donald Trump has accused the US attorney Jeanine Pirro of “folding” after dropping charges against alleged vandals of the Reflecting Pool – but there’s one problem.

President Trump said Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., “folded like an umbrella.” For now, her job appeared to be safe, according to two people familiar with the meeting.

Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general cleared a major hurdle this week after two Republican senators who had raised concerns agreed to back him. Blanche gave written assurances that a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” designed to pay Trump allies would not be resurrected, and that a settlement between Tru

Top prosecutor claimed her office had been provided with ‘less-than-fulsome information’

Pirro, a former Fox News host and longtime Trump ally, is the top federal prosecutor in Washington.

Move to dismiss charges marked a rare moment during Trump’s second term of an aide or political appointee openly defying him

Trump says Pirro ‘folded like an umbrella’ in bid to drop Reflecting Pool vandalism charges  AP News

Trump disses Pirro over Reflecting Pool case  CNN

Donald Trump lashed out at Jeanine Pirro, the former Fox News host serving as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, after she moved to dismiss a felony indictment of the alleged vandal of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trump said that he “was disappointed in Jeanine Pirro.

President Donald Trump said Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, "choked" and "folded like an umbrella" in the Reflecting Pool case.

Trump blasts Jeanine Pirro, says she 'choked' in dropping reflecting pool case  Reuters

Hearn was chosen at random and put through the wringer for no reason, until cleared.