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A D.C. judge is weighing whether to permanently close the case against former Olympian David Hearn, who’s accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool’s coating — a charge now looking shaky after prosecutors admitted the real culprit was likely a contractor’s rushed, flawed installation. With Hearn’s team pushing for dismissal with prejudice and prosecutors seeking to keep the door open for future charges, the case has become a political flashpoint, especially as President Trump publicly criticized the prosecutor’s move and claimed he saw Hearn vandalize the pool — despite court documents showing an engineer had warned about the coating’s fragility before the incident. The judge’s final decision looms, turning this legal drama into a high-stakes test of justice versus politics.

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