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Ex-US Olympian faces 10 years for alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism
David Hearn, a three-time US Olympic canoeist, is one of about a half-dozen people accused of allegedly tampering with the pool, whose troubled, costly overhaul has become a political flashpoint in Washington.
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Former Olympian David hearn indicted for allegedly vandalising reflecting pool
US authorities charged him with property destruction after renovations championed by President Donald Trump appeared to go awry.
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Biden blasts Trump ‘vanity projects’, calling him a ‘loser’ at fundraising event
The former US president took aim at his successor’s projects in Washington DC, including a planned new White House ballroom.
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Reflecting Pool liner cut with sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says
Earlier in the week Donald Trump blamed vandals for “a 300 foot long gash” in the pool and accused someone of putting fertiliser in the water.
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Parsing Trump’s claims about Washington’s reflecting pool
Algae bloom and peeling paint: US President Donald Trump says vandalism damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a Washington, D.C., landmark. Critics point to possible technical problems with the pool’s renovation.
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Watch: Why the Washington DC Reflecting Pool became a global talking point
President Trump says the pool is probably going to be drained again, two weeks after a multi-million dollar renovation was completed.
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US: Trump threatens prison for Reflecting Pool ‘vandalism’
The Trump administration spent $14.7 million repainting the pool “American flag blue” ahead of US’ 250th anniversary celebrations. Weeks later, the paint is peeling off and algae has turned the water green.
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Reflecting Pool to be drained as Trump again blames ‘vandals’
Trump said vandals cut a long slit in it and possibly dumped fertiliser in the water, and later threatened to sue over reporting on the pool.
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Trump inspects Reflecting Pool and says work will begin ‘immediately’
On Sunday, the president flew by helicopter over the refurbished landmark, which is plagued by algae and peeling paint. He claims vandals are partly to blame.
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Davey Hearn: Former Olympian denies vandalising Washington Reflecting Pool after arrest
Davey Hearn says he was simply touching the new paint at the site out of curiosity and did not remove or alter it.
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