Shea Levin · Sep 5, 2026
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*Judge weighs how to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism charge against Olympian*
• A Washington judge plans to rule soon on whether to dismiss a now-discredited indictment charging former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with prejudice.
• That move would bar prosecutors from refiling charges against Hearn for the same alleged conduct in a case that has drawn intense focus from President Donald Trump.
• U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro wants the indictment dismissed without prejudice, which would allow Hearn to be charged again if new evidence against him is found.



