Hearn Weighs Legal Action After 10-Year Felony Case Collapses Over $14 Million Pool Flaws
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Updated · The Guardian · Aug 4
Hearn Weighs Legal Action After 10-Year Felony Case Collapses Over $14 Million Pool Flaws
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 4
Summary
David Hearn’s lawyers said all legal remedies are on the table after prosecutors dropped the vandalism case tied to damage at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool.
A Friday court filing said the liner damage stemmed from a rushed, flawed contractor installation—not vandalism—with repeated failures and peeling before and during the project.
Hearn, 67, had been arrested on June 19 and faced a felony carrying up to 10 years in prison; his team now seeks dismissal with prejudice because the Justice Department dropped the case without prejudice.
Steven Levin said possible next steps include civil suits, sanctions, fee reimbursement, bar referrals and requests for investigations, while also pressing for fuller grand jury disclosures.
The reversal has widened a split inside Trump’s administration: Trump still blames vandalism and publicly criticized U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for abandoning the case.