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.

  • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    20 hours ago

    Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I’ve read the article twice now and am coming up blank. What was the “first big ask” that the Trump lawyers lost on?

    I agree the case is bullshit. I was just hoping to read something about the judge pressing them on something and them failing to have an answer or something. The headline doesn’t seem to be explained in the article.

    • 🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      20 hours ago

      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.

      They attempted to bar him from access.