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DAVID MARCUS: Reflecting pool controversy is mirror for our broken politics
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Jeanine Pirro, the prosecutor in the case, dropped charges against David Hearn after documents revealed that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool resulted from contractor work rather than actions by Hearn. Hearn had been charged in connection with the pool damage. The case involved an investigation into the cause of deterioration at the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
