Trump’s reflecting pool saga: a timeline of failure and finger-pointing

US attorney Jeanine Pirro and assistant US attorney Michael Spence have petitioned to dissolve vandalism charges against former Olympian David Hearn. The justice department shifted blame from Hearn to a botched installation of pool liner materials by a Trump-connected contractor, which caused the peeling. Additionally, prosecutors cited less than fulsome information provided by the Department of Interior as a factor in the case, effectively ending the legal saga surrounding the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool sabotage.