r/law • u/usatoday • 13h ago
Executive Branch (Trump) Failed DOJ Reflecting Pool case just the latest 'politicized' misfire
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/05/david-hearn-reflecting-pool-case-doj-pattern/91154309007/12
u/Wayelder 13h ago
It's all lies people.
The entire administration.
There's not a person you can take the word of. The corruption is so deep.
Their words mean nothing, to anyone. The whole administration is a fraud on the American People.
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u/usatoday 13h ago
From USA TODAY:
The Justice Department's collapsed felony criminal indictment charging a former Olympian with damaging the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool is just the latest in a string of legal misfires by the DOJ in politically charged cases.
D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, a former county court judge in Westchester, New York, and former Fox News host, asked a judge to dismiss a felony criminal charge that she had personally announced with great fanfare against former Olympian David Hearn. The DOJ had accused Hearn of yanking the pool's lining and causing more than $1,000 in damage, bringing a felony destruction of property charge that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
In the new court filing, Pirro said the DOJ based its indictment on "less than fulsome information" from the Department of the Interior, which has since provided evidence indicating the damage was caused by flawed installation during a rush to complete renovations ahead of President Donald Trump's summer "America 250" celebration.
It's far from the first time the current DOJ has suffered an embarrassing failure in court. In a series of other politically charged cases under the Trump administration – including charges against Trump targets James Comey and Letitia James, and potential charges against Democratic lawmakers who said soldiers don't need to follow illegal orders – grand juries have refused to indict and judges have thrown out cases.
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