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Pirro Seeks Dismissal of Olympian's Reflecting Pool Indictment

8/6/2026

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Pirro Seeks Dismissal

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro filed a Friday motion to dismiss the indictment against Olympian David Hearn for Reflecting Pool damage.
The Justice Department said the damage stemmed from a rushed, flawed no-bid contractor installation, leading the department and Hearn’s lawyers to seek dismissal.
President Donald Trump rebuked Pirro, saying she “choked” and “folded like an umbrella,” and said contractor praised for work at his golf club was unknown to him.

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Pirro Challenges Indictment

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro filed a motion Friday to dismiss the felony indictment against former Olympian David Hearn for Reflecting Pool damage.
The filing directly contests President Donald Trump’s claim that vandals, not a rushed contractor renovation, damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Pirro met Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum at White House to present evidence.
Rumors circulated that Pirro could be fired for opposing the administration’s preferred narrative.

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro met with President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum at the White House to present evidence about the Reflecting Pool damage.
Within this story’s sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Pirro Seeks Dismissal

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro filed a Friday motion to dismiss the indictment against Olympian David Hearn for Reflecting Pool damage.
The Justice Department said the damage stemmed from a rushed, flawed no-bid contractor installation, leading the department and Hearn’s lawyers to seek dismissal.
President Donald Trump rebuked Pirro, saying she “choked” and “folded like an umbrella,” and said contractor praised for work at his golf club was unknown to him.

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