Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charge and admits 'botched' repairs
US prosecutors have dropped charges against a former Olympian who had been accused of vandalising the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC, writing in court documents
US prosecutors have dropped charges against a former Olympian who had been accused of vandalising the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC, writing in court documents that the damage is now believed to be "the result of flawed installation by the contractor".
President Donald Trump had previously blamed the damage on "sick, deranged" vandals. But a document filed by prosecutors in Washington DC on Friday says new
information "strongly suggests that a rushed and botched installation" job overseen by the US Department of Interior led to the damage. David Hearn, a champion
canoeist, had been facing a 10-year prison sentence if found guilty after his arrest last month.
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