David Hearn Reflecting Pool case
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DOJ seeks to keep door open to re-charge David Hearn in Reflecting Pool case
Prosecutors received 695 megabytes of documents from the Department of the Interior after they indicted Hearn.
Prosecutors argue that the Reflecting Pool vandalism case against David Hearn should be dismissed without prejudice.
Prosecutors said they found evidence that the government's own contractor was responsible for the damage to the Reflecting Pool.
“The extraordinary public and political circumstances surrounding this prosecution demonstrate a continuing risk of harassment and renewed prosecution,”
Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool case, blames 'botched' installation
The coating project faced setbacks and the cost grew beyond Trump's original estimates, with the coating coming up and algae flooding the water after the pool was refilled.
The DOJ filing stated that had the Interior Department been forthcoming with information in its possession, the government would not have sought a grand jury indictment.
The Trump administration dropped its case against David 'Davey' Hearn, a former Olympic canoeist, charged in connection with damage to the Reflecting Pool.
Former Olympian David Hearn indicted for allegedly vandalizing reflecting pool
The Reflecting Pool was built in the 1920s and stretches 2,030ft between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.
Hearn's attorneys said he is innocent and that the indictment reflects the administration's effort to shift blame for their own failures.
David Hearn is 67 years old.