Attorneys for former Olympian David Hearn, whose Reflecting Pool vandalism case was dropped by the D.C. U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace, say President Trump continues to be pushing a “false model” of the occasions, bolstering their argument that the federal government ought to be blocked from pursuing expenses once more.
A brand new court docket submitting Friday, which Hearn’s attorneys filed to petition the D.C. Superior Courtroom to push for the case to be dismissed “with prejudice,” cited current disparaging feedback made by President Trump in regards to the case, which federal prosecutors initially mentioned was vandalism however then later acknowledged “was the results of flawed set up by the contractor.”
Former Olympian David Hearn walks along with his lawyer Norman Eisen to talk to reporters and protestors gathered after his arraignment at Moultrie Courthouse, July 9, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
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“The report on this case demonstrates a considerable and particular threat that, if the indictment is dismissed with out prejudice, Mr. Hearn will face renewed expenses, nevertheless meritless, pushed by political strain relatively than the proof,” Hearn’s attorneys mentioned of their submitting.
All through the submitting, Hearn’s attorneys instantly cite President Trump’s a number of social media posts and different feedback reacting to D.C. U.S. Lawyer Jeanine Pirro’s determination to drop the case.
Regardless of the fees being dropped and the president acknowledging that there was “some contractor error executed by dashing the job for a July 4th opening,” he maintained that there was vandalism and that Pirro made a “mistake” in dropping the case.
Building crews proceed to work on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as seen from a window on the Washington Monument, in Washington, D.C., Aug. 13, 2026.
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Arguing that Trump repeatedly continued to push a “false model” of occasions — that the injury to the pool was even after Pirro reportedly made her option to the White Home with what sources informed ABC Information was a field stuffed with proof to assist her prosecutors’ conclusion, Hearn’s attorneys say the general public strain quantities to a type of “harassment” that endangers their consumer’s liberty.
“The general public political strain marketing campaign being performed via the Government Department on this case exhibits that the federal government can’t be trusted to correctly train its prosecutorial discretion,” they mentioned within the submitting.
The following listening to within the case has been set for Sept. 4 when a choose will hear arguments on Hearn’s request.
