Judge Permanently Tosses Reflecting Pool Case Against Olympian

Is this an innocent man getting rightfully protected or has a sworn eyewitness' case been tossed by a two-tiered justice system?

5 days ago·Updated 4 days ago

Judge Permanently Tosses Reflecting Pool Case Against Olympian

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Above: The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Sept. 8. Image credit: Finn Gomez/Getty Images

The Spin

Anti-Trump narrative

This was a scary situation that luckily turned out well for Hearn. A felony case was built on zero proof of damage, hyped at a press conference and pushed from the top, all to cover up shoddy work by a contractor hired by the president. An apology and a full accounting of how prosecutors got weaponized is the least that's still owed here.

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Pro-Trump narrative

Judge Edelman is off base here. A witness watched a man tear at the pool's coating in broad daylight and said so under oath. Sloppy contractor work on a small patch doesn't explain acid-burned grass or slogans scrawled across the grounds. Tossing the case for good while Jan. 6 defendants got buried shows exactly how uneven the scales of justice have become.

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