Prosecutors drop vandalism charges for Reflecting Pool damage, blame ‘contractor error’

By: Jane Norman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 735

Last Updated: 2 days, 20 hours ago

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro moved Friday to dismiss charges against a former Olympian canoeist alleged to have damaged part of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Pirro had charged David Hearn, of Bethesda, Maryland, with destruction of property of more than $1,000 for allegedly vandalizing the newly refinished Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 19. President Donald Trump, who has overseen the multi-million-dollar renovation of the Reflecting Pool, blamed vandals …

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