- Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn is set for trial Sept. 28 on a felony charge for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool; he pleaded not guilty and his lawyers say key evidence was mishandled after the pool was drained.
- The Reflecting Pool renovation ordered by President Trump has been beset by problems and cost overruns, ballooning from an initial $1.5 million estimate to more than $16 million.
- Hearn, 67 and a three-time Olympian, says he only touched peeling coating during a bike ride and, along with supporters, calls the prosecution politically motivated.
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