02 jul 2026
US Olympian indicted after Trump alleged ‘vandalism’ at DC reflecting pool
Canoeist David Hearn was arrested in June after touching a peeling piece of liner in the pool from renovation project David Hearn, a three-time US Olympian and canoeist, has been indicted by a grand jury in Washington DC after Donald Trump blamed vandals for damaging Washington’s reflecting pool after a $14.7m renovation project. The indictment accuses Hearn of “maliciously” breaking or destroying lining material on the bottom of the reflecting pool on 19 June.
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US authorities charged him with property destruction after renovations championed by President Donald Trump appeared to go awry.
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Former Olympian indicted for allegedly vandalising Washington Reflecting Pool
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