Jeanine Pirro seeks to drop charges against Olympian David Hearn, admits reflecting pool damage was

[mystery-ak]

 Jeanine Pirro seeks to drop charges against Olympian David Hearn, admits reflecting pool damage was ‘flawed installation’
By Josh Christenson
Published July 31, 2026, 5:33 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON — DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro is moving to dismiss charges against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, revealing in a Friday court filing that the damage was, in fact, “the result of flawed installation by the contractor.”

Pirro’s office submitted the motion to dismiss after Hearn had pleaded not guilty earlier this month to one felony count of destruction of property for the alleged June 19 incident.

Video footage posted on X shortly after the incident showed Hearn being cuffed by Park Police next to his bicycle after noting the peeled-back lining was “really funny.”

Hearn did tug at the sealant at the bottom of the Reflecting Pool and was told to stop by authorities, the July 31 filing shows, but the lining had “[a]lmost immediately” begun peeling after the work was completed after the Virginia-based company got a no-bid contract for the renovations.

That was due to “overspraying and a failure of the coatings to bond” as part of a rushed job to finish before Independence Day festivities.

And the Department of Interior (DOI) “provided less than fulsome information at the outset of this case,” Pirro’s motion also noted.

“It was not until after the return of the indictment, that the DOI provided additional documents to the USAO-DC indicating that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings (‘AIC’), and the rush to complete the project prior to events associated with the America 250 celebration in the weeks surrounding Independence Day 2026,” the court filing stated.

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https://nypost.com/2026/07/31/us-news/jeanine-pirro-seeks-to-drop-charges-against-olympian-david-hearn-admits-reflecting-pool-damage-was-flawed-installation/

[Smokin Joe]

So have them drain it and fix it.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2083595850568053165

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2083601409212023246

[Canuck Conservative]

Pres. Trump is claiming it was vandalism, not poor workmanship.

The perils of giving a major construction contract, without bidding, to the friend who installed your home pool ...

[Cyber Liberty]

If Pirro doesn't think she can get a Conviction, she probably can't.  Let go of this one....

[Fishrrman]

I reckon it's just me, but that "reflecting pool" seems like a poor use of the available space there.

I say remove it and plant some decent grass. Put in a few trees.

Use some of the space to build a "Museum of the evils of communism", to remind and educate visitors to DC of the evils of marx and his followers.

Hmmm...
How about a "Museum of the evils of islam", too...???

[mystery-ak]

Will Pirro resign?

https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/2084348620304703707

[mystery-ak]

Aha!..

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/2084406027198292143

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/alaynatreene/status/2084347727924642227

[mystery-ak]

Alayna Treene
@alaynatreene
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Pirro was spotted walking into the West Wing shortly after 4pm. Burgum arrived shortly after. He has since left the WH, per @KitMaherCNN


Alayna Treene
@alaynatreene
The other source, a senior administration official, said Trump was “blindsided” by Pirro’s court filing: “The president did not know beforehand that she was going to do that.”

Trump and Pirro, a former Fox News host and longtime ally of the president, spoke by phone on Saturday about the court filing. Their conversation “wasn’t pretty,” said one of the sources, who was read out on the call.
1:37 PM · Aug 3, 2026

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/KitMaherCNN/status/2084406471664492858

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/katierogers/status/2084422618799550968

[Wingnut]

https://twitter.com/alaynatreene/status/2084347727924642227

Trump can't handle the truth. 

[Timber Rattler]

Aha!..

Trump's eventually going to run out of allies to throw under the bus.

Pirro's tough, so I imagine that she hurled his F-bombs right back at him during the meeting.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Pirro's tough, so I imagine that she hurled his F-bombs right back at him during the meeting.

Imagine all you want, but Pirro would not be as disrespectful to the President and the office he holds as you fantasize.

[Right_in_Virginia]

* Kristi Noem.  * Pam Bondi.  * Tulsi Gabbard   * Lori Chavez

Exhale, Mr. President.... then please make a very public showing that your tantrum has passed, Pirro has survived and is back in your good graces.

[mystery-ak]

* Kristi Noem.  * Pam Bondi.  * Tulsi Gabbard   * Lori Chavez

Exhale, Mr. President.... then please make a very public showing that your tantrum has passed, Pirro has survived and is back in your good graces.

I do think he needs to apologize to Pirro...for his comments criticizing her judgement.

[Timber Rattler]

Imagine all you want, but Pirro would not be as disrespectful to the President and the office he holds as you fantasize.

Wanna bet.

[Idiot]

Trump can't handle the truth.

Very true!

[Right_in_Virginia]

Wanna bet.

Yes.

[Right_in_Virginia]

I do think he needs to apologize to Pirro...for his comments criticizing her judgement.

They were uncalled for and demeaning ... outrageously so.    With all on his plate, I'm damned pissed this is what he's chosen to comment on --- AND in this way.   

[Timber Rattler]

It gets even better...more cases have been dropped!

More Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool charges dropped by Pirro's office

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-charges-dropped-pirro/

Amid the Trump administration infighting over a decision to move to dismiss a felony criminal charge against a former Olympian who was accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, prosecutors in Washington moved to drop charges against three other defendants who were similarly accused of damaging the pool, court filings reviewed by CBS News in D.C. Superior Court show.

In recent days, federal prosecutors in U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office moved to dismiss three misdemeanor cases following a Friday court filing that moved to dismiss vandalism charges against former Olympian David Hearn.

In addition to Hearn, prosecutors dropped misdemeanor charges against three others accused of similar damage: Justin Carreno, Sophie Dennison-Gibby and Cameron Thiers, according to court filings. The three were accused of destroying property of value less than $1,000.

CBS News has reached out to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

EXCERPT

[cato potatoe]

Whether it’s the stroke, undisclosed dementia, untreated personality disorder, or some combination, Trump has gone around the bend.  Best get on record acknowledging this before he crashes and burns.   The MAGA grifters look even worse than the people who rode Biden’s corpse into the debate.

[catfish1957]

Trump better watch out.  Pirro is like royalty at Fox News.  You don't nab a permanent spot on "The Five" without some cred. 

Can you imagine if they change editorial direction?

Even as one supporting much of his agenda, something doesn't seem quite right with him now.

[Wingnut]

They were uncalled for and demeaning ... outrageously so.    With all on his plate, I'm damned pissed this is what he's chosen to comment on --- AND in this way.

He needs a Snickers bar and a nap.  The boy is out in left field. 

[Right_in_Virginia]

The MAGA grifters look even worse than the people who rode Biden’s corpse into the debate.

Why are you calling MAGA supporters "grifters"?  @cato potatoe

[Right_in_Virginia]

He needs a Snickers bar and a nap.  The boy is out in left field.

I hope it works... 🤞

[Right_in_Virginia]

Whether it’s the stroke, undisclosed dementia, untreated personality disorder ...

Don't you mean to say "a" or "an" instead of "the"?   The way you''ve written this makes it sound like he's already a victim of all three.   Surely, you're not trying to pass lies off as truth, are you .... @cato potatoe ?

[cato potatoe]

Don't you mean to say "a" or "an" instead of "the"?   The way you''ve written this makes it sound like he's already a victim of all three.   Surely, you're not trying to pass lies off as truth, are you .... @cato potatoe ?

No, a lie is what Trump pushed on David Hearn, which is an abuse of power.  MAGA looks the other way because they know Trump is in poor condition.  Robert Hur treated Biden the same way.

[berdie]

So have them drain it and fix it.

Totally agree. This shouldn't be big headline news no matter what happened.

DJT is just upset that Pirro didn't go along with his narrative. Move on!

[Right_in_Virginia]

Pirro brought box of evidence to show Trump what caused Reflecting Pool damage
CBS News, Aug 4, 2026

The top federal prosecutor in the nation's capital carted a box full of evidence to the White House on Monday, in a bid to prove to President Trump that the damage to the Reflecting Pool was caused by shoddy construction and not by vandals, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News on Tuesday.

U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro, a staunch ally of the president, made the case in a sometimes heated private meeting in the Oval Office Monday, hours after Mr. Trump had publicly rebuked her for dropping criminal charges against Olympic canoeist David Hearn.

She was later photographed leaving the White House carting a large white box and other bags, which sources said contained all of the evidence collected from the Interior Department that exculpated Hearn and several others from criminal vandalism.



In the motion, prosecutors blamed the Interior Department for holding back critical evidence that they claimed they did not see until after they had secured the indictment from the grand jury in D.C.'s Superior Court. They said new information they had received indicated that the damage was caused by a "botched installation" by a contractor, not vandalism, as the president and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum claimed. On Saturday, Burgum said in a post on X, "The evidence is clear, vandals have repeatedly caused damage to the Reflecting Pool."

The U.S. attorney's office has also since moved to dismiss criminal charges against three others accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pirro-box-evidence-trump-reflecting-pool-damage/

[Right_in_Virginia]

Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro
New York Times, Aug 4, 2026

[...]

Mr. Burgum had been invited too, so Ms. Pirro came prepared. She entered the White House from the West Executive driveway in a bright red blazer that matched her fight-back mood, schlepping a white box containing evidence, plus a black box with documents, on wheels.

Waiting for her in the Oval Office, along with the president: Mr. Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, and David Warrington, the White House counsel.

During the meeting, Ms. Pirro, her voice raised at times, directly confronted Mr. Burgum, accusing him of misleading the president. She made the case that Mr. Burgum had promoted a self-serving cover story to conceal his own missteps.

Mr. Burgum spoke less, but did his best to defend himself, according to a person briefed on the exchange requesting anonymity to discuss internal conversations.

Mr. Trump seemed considerably less angry by day’s end, the person said.

[...]

Last Friday, Ms. Pirro beat a humbling prosecutorial retreat in a 20-page court filing, admitting that her fast-track July indictment of the three-time Olympian had been based on false assumptions and incomplete evidence.

The document amounted to an indictment of sorts of Mr. Burgum; the contractor hired to repair the pool, Atlantic Industrial Coatings; and U.S. Park Police officials.

Ms. Pirro’s filing suggested that Mr. Burgum had committed the twofold sin of failing to competently oversee the renovation, then prodding Mr. Trump to accept the vandals-did-it story. Ms. Pirro said that her staff had relied almost exclusively on claims by Interior Department officials that extensive damage to the lining was caused by Mr. Hearn and other vandals who were observed tugging at or removing pieces of material from the wall.

After reviewing thousands of pages of evidence, she concluded the department had rushed and “botched” the renovation, and that bad information from Park Police officials had led her to cite “tremendous evidence” against Mr. Hearn that did not exist.

Ms. Pirro knew full well that her U-turn could infuriate Mr. Trump, but decided to cram her filing with enough evidence to decisively disprove Mr. Burgum’s claims.

She gave the White House a heads-up last week before filing the motion to dismiss the charge against Mr. Hearn in federal court, although it was not clear if Mr. Trump was briefed, according to people familiar with the situation who requested anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.


More:  https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/politics/trump-jeanine-pirro-showdown.html

[Right_in_Virginia]

No, a lie is what Trump pushed on David Hearn, which is an abuse of power.  MAGA looks the other way because they know Trump is in poor condition.  Robert Hur treated Biden the same way.

MAGA uncovered the culprit in the Hearn indictment and acted swiftly and honorably to correct it....so, get your facts straight.

And, in keeping with the facts straight theme ....please, if you would, answer the question I asked you.

My question:  Don't you mean to say "a" or "an" instead of "the"?   The way you''ve written this makes it sound like he's already a victim of all three (conditions).   Surely, you're not trying to pass lies off as truth, are you .... @cato potatoe ?

 Reply #28. 

 https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php?topic=586166.msg3338557#msg3338557

[cato potatoe]

My question:  Don't you mean to say "a" or "an" instead of "the"?   The way you''ve written this makes it sound like he's already a victim of all three (conditions).   Surely, you're not trying to pass lies off as truth, are you .... @cato potatoe ?

 Reply #28. 

We’ll have an independent neurological evaluation of Vladimir Putin before we get one of Trump.  Until such time, we can rely on the mountain of circumstantial evidence and safely conclude that something is terribly wrong.

[mystery-ak]

WOW...Jeanine resign...don't work for this man!

Trump said he's still deciding whether he'll keep Pirro around following Reflecting Pool dispute

Shortly before boarding Air Force One, Trump was asked if he planned to fire U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, and Trump said he hasn't yet decided.
By Kevin Killough


Updated: August 5, 2026 8:17am

President Donald Trump said that he hasn't yet made a decision on whether to fire U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

Pirro got on Trump's bad side when her office moved to drop charges against a former Olympic athlete who was accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial. Pirro argued that new information has since indicated that damage to the pool was the result of a rushed job.

Trump said that Pirro had "choked" because of the case against the Olympian was facing a particularly "vicious" judge. Ever since the dispute, Trump has been mulling the possibility of letting Pirro go.

"I haven’t made a determination" on her employment status, Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One in Los Angeles, Politico reported.

In a filing, government prosecutors said evidence of issues with the installment of the pool's blue liner, which began floating in the water shortly after the pool was reopened, made proving vandalism difficult.

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https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/trump-said-hes-still-deciding-whether-hell-keep-pirro-around?utm_source=mux&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=social-media-autopost

[Right_in_Virginia]

Trump said he's still deciding whether he'll keep Pirro around following Reflecting Pool dispute

Shortly before boarding Air Force One, Trump was asked if he planned to fire U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, and Trump said he hasn't yet decided.
By Kevin Killough

Updated: August 5, 2026 8:17am

President Donald Trump said that he hasn't yet made a decision on whether to fire U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

I'm starting to look forward to the answers to this question:  "Do you plan to vote guilty at the end of the Senate's trial"?

FWIW .... If you're an intelligent, accomplished woman, steer clear of the Trump administration.

[Right_in_Virginia]

WOW...Jeanine resign...don't work for this man!

And then write a book, no-holds-barred. 

[catfish1957]

Tyrus the Wrestler panelist on Gutfeld once said that Judge Jeanine was the one lady he feared at Fox.

Trump might want to take that to heart. 

[mystery-ak]

Fire her already you SOB!

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2085033182542319748