{"id":1387,"date":"2026-07-09T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1387"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:45:00","slug":"former-olympian-accused-of-vandalizing-reflecting-pool-pleads-not-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1387","title":{"rendered":"Former Olympian Accused Of Vandalizing Reflecting Pool Pleads Not Guilty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Crucial Quote<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIf Mr. Hearn can be charged with a felony for touching the Reflecting Pool, every American is at risk, and every American should be alarmed about this prosecution,\u201d Eisen said on Thursday. \u201cThis indictment reflects the administration\u2019s efforts to scapegoat Davey and shift blame for their own failures.\u201d President Donald Trump claimed the administration spent an estimated $16 million on renovations for the Reflecting Pool earlier this year, installing new sealant colored \u201cAmerican flag blue.\u201d At least $14 million went in a no-bid contract to install the sealant, the <u>New York Times<\/u> first reported. Days after the pool was refilled, an algae bloom resurfaced and onlookers began noticing peeling pieces of sealant in the basin. Trump has since blamed the damage on vandals, and the government has charged and issued citations to multiple individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1383\">Latino Trump Voters Twice As Likely To Describe Themselves As \u2018American\u2019 Than By Ethnicity<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Key Background<\/h2>\n<p>Hearn was arrested and issued a misdemeanor citation for destruction of property in June, days after images of the peeling sealant began circulating. The former Olympian first told the <u>Washington Post<\/u> he stopped at the pool while on a 52-mile bike ride, where he says he reached in and felt the material. He denied damaging or removing any piece of the sealant, but was still arrested and detained for about five hours. Last week, Pirro <u>announced the charge<\/u> against Hearn, describing the encounter as \u201can effort, a violent effort, to rip up the sealant from the bottom of the pool.\u201d She insisted the government had evidence he damaged the pool. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1381\">Justin Baldoni, Wife Emily Slam \u2018Painful\u2019 And \u2018Untruthful\u2019 Lawsuit With Blake Lively (Full Statement)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearn was charged with destruction of property for allegedly pulling up sealant installed at the Reflecting Pool, prosecutors said last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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