WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday said vandals are to blame for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial — in the same spot where Trump had a stage built and hosted crowds for his July 4 celebration. Trump made the accusation in a social media
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 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
WASHINGTON– The underside of the newly drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has noticeably faded since it was coated with a protective coating in a color President Donald Trump calls “American flag blue” this spring. An Associated Press reporter and photographer viewed the fenced reflecting pool Wednesday from the top of the Washington Monument. The new
Former US Olympian David ‘Davey’ Hearn has pleaded not guilty to vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during a court appearance in Washington DC. Hearn is accused of causing $1,000 (£750) worth of damage to the pool. He faces a charge of felony destruction of property. President Donald Trump has blamed vandals for damage to
WASHINGTON– A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty Thursday to deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial’s newly renovated reflecting pool, a politically charged case that his defense attorneys and other critics of the Trump administration have derided as an abuse of prosecutorial power. David Hearn, who competed in three Summer Olympics, pleaded guilty during his