Topline
The White House is seeking new charges against former Olympian David Hearn, according to The Wall Street Journal, asking the Justice Department to consider a new prosecution against him after U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro dropped the case against Hearn this month and provoked President Donald Trump’s ire.
The initial charges against Hearn were dropped this month.
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Key Facts
The White House’s request comes after Pirro found the evidence given to her office significantly undermined “the evidentiary basis for the indictment,” primarily blaming the Reflecting Pool’s loose sealant on “a rushed and flawed installation process.”
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