Felony charges against a former Olympian who was accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool were dropped by the Justice Department Friday.

The US Justice Department has dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Former Olympian David Hearn, 67, had been charged with felony vandalism in US federal court. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A vandalism case against former Olympian David Hearn was dropped by the Justice Department on July 31. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Trump publicly broke with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Truth Social, calling Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool damage a case of "VANDALISM."

Aug. 1 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has called out District Attorney Jeanine Pirro after her office moved to dismiss charges against an Olympic canoeist for vandalism.

The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying evidence prosecutors had recently rece

July 31 (UPI) -- Trump administration prosecutors on Friday moved to dismiss the felony case against U.S. Olympian David Hearn, admitting that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was due to a "botched installation and not vandalism."

The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

District of Columbia U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has requested that all charges be dropped against David Hearn, the three-time Olympian who had faced up to ten years in prison for vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. | Politics

In a court filing on Friday, Pirro and Assistant US Attorney Michael Spence asked a judge to drop the Trump administration's case against David Hearn, 67, a former Olympian it had accused of vandalising the pool.