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Evidence presented by government prosecutors arguing against Olympian David Hearn, who stands accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, may have already blown the case. According to Lawfare senior editor Roger Parloff<\/u>, evidence contained in the government\u2019s original warrant provides obvious, photographic proof that he could not have vandalized the pool.<\/p>\n

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As Parloff posted on Wednesday, \u201cAttys for Reflecting Pool defendant David Hearn say govt witness told govt that photos Hearn took showing damaged liner (published in WaPo, e.g.) were taken *before* he touched the water \u2014 drawing into question how he could\u2019ve damaged it.\u201d Parloff wrote this over a screenshot of one of the photos, which a caption says was taken just before his arrest and shows a partially detached piece of the pool liner. <\/p>\n

So a government witness has already noted that the pictures were taken before he touched the water, and what\u2019s more, writes Parloff, the government\u2019s own seizure warrant for Hearn\u2019s phone \u201cadmits that Hearn\u2019s photos were taken before the touching.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn other words,\u201d argues the defense, \u201cMr Hearn\u2019s widely published photo proves that he caused no damage to the Reflecting Pool.\u201d <\/p>\n

This is a humiliating turn for President Donald Trump, who raged about the prosecution of alleged Reflecting Pool \u201cvandals\u201d who he claims caused tears in the pool liner and blooms of algae, despite providing no evidence<\/u>. According to the Associated Press, \u201cHearn has said he reached inside the pool to examine the peeled sealant and let go of a chunk when he was told to by a park worker. He is accused of causing more than $1,000 in damage.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cEvery American should be alarmed about this prosecution,\u201d said Hearn\u2019s attorney after he pleaded not guilty at a hearing on Thursday. \u201cIt is not a crime to touch the Reflecting Pool.\u201d <\/p>\n

At the hearing, which the AP says was \u201cpacked\u201d with spectators, \u201cD.C. Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean did not require Hearn to be supervised by the court while he is free awaiting a trial. A status hearing was scheduled for Aug. 5. A prosecutor, Kevin Reddington, said the government wasn\u2019t seeking any court supervision for Hearn, but just a \u2018stay-away order\u2019 without specifying in court where it wanted to keep Hearn away from. Mary Dohrmann, one of Hearn\u2019s attorneys, urged the judge not to impose any conditions of court supervision, calling Hearn an \u2018upstanding citizen and member of the community.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government\u2019s evidence is weak,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Hearn\u2019s attorneys have argued that the case is based on a \u201cconcocted narrative,\u201d asserting that \u201cthis indictment reflects the administration\u2019s effort to shift blame for their own failures. The justice system exists to determine facts, not to provide political cover.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Evidence presented by government prosecutors arguing against Olympian David Hearn, who stands accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, may have already blown the case. 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