Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., and FBI Director Kash Patel conduct a news conference at the Department of Justice on Monday, April 27, 2026.
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U.S. Attorney for Washington Jeanine Pirro on Friday moved to dismiss an indictment charging U.S. Olympic canoeistDavid Hearnwith vandalizing the Reflecting Pool of the Lincoln Memorial, writing in a court filing that damage to the pool’s sealant was the result of a “flawed installation.”
Hearn had been charged with felony destruction of property in early July, with Pirro saying at a press conference that he “violently”ripped up part of the pool’s liner with his bare hands.
Hearn’s attorneys accused the Trump administration of making the 67-year-old ex-Olympian a “scapegoat” for the problematic renovation, which President Donald Trump had frequently boasted about.
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