- Former Olympian David Hearn, 67, pleaded not guilty after being charged with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool — he says he briefly touched peeling lining during a bike ride and was detained but denies wrongdoing.
- Hearn is asking for full grand jury transcripts, arguing the pool had substantial preexisting damage and pointing to “irregularities” in how the indictment was presented.
- The dispute has drawn political attention — President Trump blamed vandalism and said the pool is being repaired, while Hearn’s supporters call the prosecution a politically motivated scapegoating.
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