Trump Admin Drops Case Against U.S. Olympian Accused of Vandalizing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

The Trump administration on Friday dropped its case against the former U.S. Olympian canoeist Davey Hearn, who was accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. On June 19, Hearn stopped by the pool while on a 64-mile bike ride. He says he touched the pool to see what it felt like and was then arrested, handcuffed and held for five hours by U.S. Park Police. President Trump in response blasted U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who said the damage to the reflecting pool was due to poor construction and not the act of vandals as Trump previously claimed. www.democracynow.org