Attorneys for David Heard, the former Olympian who had been accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, are asking a judge to ensure federal prosecutors don't have a chance to resurrect charges against him.

The Justice Department knew or should have known for weeks that its case against a former Olympian charged with intentionally damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was flawed, and that he bore no responsibility for longstanding problems at the landmark,

Timeline reveals controversy along the $16 million path of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation.

Sophie Dennison-Gibby was one of three defendants charged with a misdemeanor related to Reflecting Pool damage. The charges were all dropped.

Olympian David Hearn could try to seek sanctions, damages from the government after prosecutors abandoned case.

A federal prosecutor said his office had to reach out "dozens and dozens of times" to get the truth about the Reflecting Pool.

CNN's Kaitlan Collins rolls clips of Trump officials previously claiming that the Reflecting Pool was vandalized after damage to the pool lining was discovered in June 2026

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s decision to drop cases against people suspected of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has opened a new line of scrutiny around the potential legal ramifications.