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Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss an indictment charging U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn with ripping the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the damage was caused by "botched installation and not vandalism."
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Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss an indictment charging U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn with ripping the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the damage was caused by "botched installation and not vandalism."
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The government had accused David Hearn of ripping a piece of sealant after a $14 million renovation. Hearn has repeatedly said that he simply touched the water in the pool out of curiosity last month.
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has dropped its case against a former Olympic canoeist charged in connection with damage to the Reflecting Pool, acknowledging their allegations against David “Davey” Hearn don’t hold water.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 9 reports from 4 outlets into a single canonical entry on “DOJ to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism charges, citing "botched installation.” Every covered outlet is based in US.
The earliest report in this entry came from NBC News (Jul 31, 2026, 21:55 UTC); the most recent came from CBS News — Top (Jul 31, 2026, 23:49 UTC).
Comparing the wording across sources, 4 named entities are referenced by multiple outlets and the phrase recurring most across the coverage is “reflecting pool”.
5 statements are carried by only one outlet within this set and are not echoed by the others.
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