August 3, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

Confirmed

Trump Says His Own U.S. Attorney "Choked" for Dropping the Reflecting Pool Case After Her Office Found No Vandalism

President Trump said in the Oval Office on Aug. 3, 2026 that U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro "made a mistake" and "folded like an umbrella" by moving to dismiss the prosecution of David Hearn, a...

July 31, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

Confirmed

Justice Department Drops Its Reflecting Pool Felony Case, Conceding a Contractor's Flawed Work Caused the Damage

The Justice Department moved on July 31 to dismiss the felony property-destruction charge against David Hearn, a 67-year-old former Olympic canoeist from Bethesda, Maryland, accused of deliberately damaging the Lincoln...