Burgum weighs in on alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism case after DOJ dismissal
Summary
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said vandals caused damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. He disagreed with the Justice Department, which dropped a felony charge against former Olympian David Hearn after new evidence suggested the damage was due to construction problems.Key Facts
- Doug Burgum is the Interior Secretary.
- He claims that vandals damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
- The Justice Department (DOJ) disagreed with this claim.
- The DOJ dropped felony destruction-of-property charges against David Hearn.
- David Hearn is a former Olympian.
- The DOJ's decision followed new evidence pointing to faulty construction as the cause of the damage.
- Burgum rejected the idea that construction caused the damage.
- The dispute is about what caused the Reflecting Pool damage at the Lincoln Memorial.
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