House Democrats Demand Records in Dropped Felony Case Against 67-Year-Old David Hearn
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 11
House Democrats Demand Records in Dropped Felony Case Against 67-Year-Old David Hearn
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 11
Summary
Aug. 25 is the deadline Rep. Jamie Raskin set for Interior and DOJ to turn over records on why former Olympian David Hearn was prosecuted over Reflecting Pool damage before the felony case was dropped.
Raskin said the documents should show whether prosecutors were misled to hide a botched renovation and whether the White House pressured officials to scapegoat Hearn, whom he called an innocent 67-year-old citizen.
Prosecutors told the court the pool damage stemmed from faulty installation, while Pirro’s office says Interior withheld key evidence; Hearn’s lawyers counter that prosecutors knew of broader peeling problems before the July indictment.
Hearn’s attorneys have also asked the judge to bar any future recharge, arguing prosecutors may have steered grand-jury testimony to push damage above the $1,000 felony threshold.
The fight widens scrutiny of a rushed Trump-backed renovation that failed in under 100 days and of Pirro’s abrupt reversal after initially blaming vandalism.