Key Background
Late last week, the DOJ dropped its criminal case against David Hearn, a Maryland resident and former canoiest who represented the U.S. at three summer Olympic games from 1992 to 2000. Hearn had been accused by federal prosecutors of “forcefully and violently” ripping parts of the reflecting pool’s renovated floors. The case was filed after Trump responded to criticism about the pool’s surface peeling off by alleging, without publicly sharing evidence, that the damage to the pool was the result of vandalism. Hearn had pleaded not guilty to felony destruction of property charges. On Friday, prosecutors from Pirro’s office filed a motion to drop the charges, noting that the evidence made available to them by the Department of the Interior showed that the damage was the result of a “rushed and flawed installation” process involving the pool’s lining.
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