The Trump administration’s attempt to prosecute alleged “vandalism” at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool hit a snag Thursday.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro attempted to bar former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn from the pool after he pleaded not guilty to damaging it, only to be rebuffed by D.C. Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean.
“The government’s evidence is weak,” one of Hearn’s attorneys, Mary Dohrmann, argued in court.
Another of Hearn’s attorneys, Norm Eisen, said, “Every American should be alarmed about this prosecution. It is not a crime to touch the Reflecting Pool.”
Trump now insists that the pool is fine, even as he is draining it once again.
This guy has devoted his life to representing this nation, and volunteers significant time to maintain and care for National Park Service Property. One day he rides his bike over to the RP to see what everyone is talking about, and reaches down to see what the big peel feels like, and the Goon Squad immediately scoops him up, and says “You are responsible for all of this!”
C’mon, be serious. This is beyond childish. Perhaps he ought to demand a full jury trial, and then do a ferocious forensic discovery on all the finances, communications, people, decisions, etc. related to this “renovation.” I think we’d find a LOT of crime.
At any rate, he absolutely should demand a jury trial. They’re going to have a very hard time finding 12 people willing to convict him on this bullshit.