Justice Department drops criminal case against Olympian over damaged Reflecting Pool

The Justice Department moved to dismiss its criminal case against Olympian David Hearn over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, with prosecutors citing a flawed installation rather than vandalism. Outlets across the spectrum covered the reversal, from NPR's 'botched installation' framing to the Examiner's focus on US Attorney Pirro's decision.

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• PBS NewsHour · center · factuality: very-high
  Justice Department drops criminal case against Olympian over damaged Reflecting Pool
• Al Jazeera English · lean-left · factuality: medium-high
  US drops charges against Olympian for damage to Reflecting Pool
• Washington Examiner · lean-right · factuality: medium
  Pirro moves to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism charges against former Olympian
• The Guardian · left · factuality: high
  Justice department moves to dismiss its charges against Olympian over reflecting pool
• Al Jazeera English · lean-left · factuality: medium-high
  Trump administration to dismiss Reflecting Pool charges against David Hearn
• CNBC · center · factuality: high
  Pirro moves to drop case against Olympian, says Reflecting Pool damage caused by 'flawed installation'
• The Guardian · left · factuality: high
  Justice department admits reflecting pool damage not caused by vandals as it moves to drop charges against Olympian – as it happened
• The Hill · center · factuality: high
  DOJ will drop Reflecting Pool criminal case, citing 'flawed installation'
• BBC News · center · factuality: very-high
  Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charge and admits 'botched' repairs
• NPR · lean-left · factuality: very-high
  Prosecutors move to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism case, saying 'botched installation' to blame