US Olympian indicted after Trump alleged ‘vandalism’ at DC reflecting pool

The brief

David Hearn, a three-time US Olympian and canoeist, has been indicted by a grand jury in Washington DC after Donald Trump blamed vandals for damaging Washington’s reflecting pool following a $14.7m renovation project. The ‌indictment accuses Hearn, 67, ‌of “maliciously” breaking or destroying lining material on the bottom of the reflecting pool on 19 June. Lawyers for Hearn denied ‌the allegations following his arrest, accusing the Trump administration of treating ordinary conduct as criminal. Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for Washington DC, announced the single felony charge against Hearn at a press conference on Thursday, claiming prosecutors had “tremendous evidence” that the Olympian had “forcefully and violently” pulled up and…