Burgum weighs in on alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism case after DOJ dismissal

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:17:54 GMT

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum doubled down on claims that vandals were responsible for damage to Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, rejecting the Justice Department’s assessment that faulty construction was to blame. The DOJ moved to dismiss its felony destruction-of-property charge against former Olympian David Hearn on Friday, after finding new evidence that the damage to the...

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