Democrats slam Trump admin after DOJ drops Reflecting Pool vandalism case

Democrats are reacting to the Justice Department’s move to drop its Reflecting Pool vandalism case against a former Olympian David Hearn, saying the move validated their longstanding criticism that the administration is weaponizing the Justice Department.

The Justice Department on Friday moved to dismiss its felony destruction of property charge against Hearn after finding that the damage to the pool’s lining was caused by a “rushed and botched installation,” not vandalism as alleged.

While the department’s conclusion cited construction faults in its reasoning to dismiss the case, the Trump administration rejected the conclusion and continued to argue vandalism was the reason for the botched multi-million dollar renovation.

Democrats seized on the opportunity to slam the administration and accuse President Trump of weaponizing the DOJ.

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