WASHINGTON — Lawyers for a former Olympian whom the Justice Department charged with intentionally damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, only to abruptly drop the case after determining he was not responsible, urged two government watchdogs on Tuesday to examine what they say was a flawed investigation and prosecution. The attorneys for David Hearn said
US Attorney General Todd Blanche defended Jeanine Pirro for dismissing a federal vandalism case in a decision that angered President Donald Trump, saying the top prosecutor in Washington, DC, should be judged fairly. Blanche, a former personal lawyer for Trump who was sworn in last week as head of the Justice Department, took Pirro’s side
President DonaldTrump publicly criticised Jeanine Pirro’s decision to drop the Reflecting Pool legal case over alleged vandalism. The court document filed by Pirro, the US Attorney for Washington DC, blames contractors for rushing the paint installation process. Federal prosecutors dismissed charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalising the landmark. While acknowledging there “may have
The BBC has contacted the contractor for comment. Hearn’s lawyers said in a statement to BBC News, that the case “should have never been brought”. “Its dismissal today does not erase the abuse of government power in arresting and charging a patriotic American who did nothing wrong. The government’s approach was ready, fire, aim.” The
WASHINGTON– A former Olympian accused of deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool is seeking access to all of the closed-door testimony that led to his indictment, pointing to “irregularities” in those grand jury proceedings. In a court filing filed Monday, David Hearn’s attorneys requested an order that the government turn over a full transcript
WASHINGTON– A judge in the nation’s capital set a trial date in September for a former Olympic canoe racer accused of deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, the site of a troubled multimillion-dollar renovation project championed by President Donald Trump. D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman scheduled David Hearn’s trial date for September 28
