Ex-Olympian charged over alleged reflecting pool damage

NPR | By Juliana Kim

Published July 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM CDT

The Trump administration has indicted a former Olympian over damage to the National Mall's reflecting pool. A lawyer for David Hearn says he's innocent.

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