Ex-Olympian Charged with Damaging Reflecting Pool Sees 'Irregularities' in Grand Jury Proceedings
Hearn’s lawyers say the only grand jury witness said repairs were needed anyway and could not link any additional loss to him.
- On Monday, attorneys for David "Davey" Hearn requested grand jury transcripts, arguing witness testimony shows the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool required repairs regardless of his alleged conduct.
- President Donald Trump's administration charged Hearn with felony property destruction, while Hearn and supporters claim the prosecution is a politically motivated attempt to deflect blame for pool damage.
- A National Park Service official testified the pool was leaking more than one million gallons weekly and that repairs costing $6,000 to $15,000 were necessary before Hearn's interaction.
- To secure a felony conviction, prosecutors must prove Hearn caused over $1,000 in damage, yet defense attorneys argue the witness failed to quantify any loss attributable to his actions.
- With a trial set for September 28 in D.C. Superior Court, Hearn maintains his innocence amid claims by Trump that a "sick" person damaged the liner.
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Duncan BannerOklahoma Voice: Reflecting Pool damaged before Olympian charged with felony touched it, witness says
WASHINGTON — Attorneys representing the former Olympic canoeist charged with damaging part of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool have asked the judge in the case to release more information from the grand jury.
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Trump's Reflecting Pool Vandal Story Collapses In Court
Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty On Monday (July 27), a court filing in the case against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has apparently thrown the government’s prosecution into question, thanks to a witness’s testimony that there was already damage. The grand jury witness, who hasn’t been identified, testified that the pool had already been damaged before David “Davey” Hearn touched a detached piec…
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