August 11, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

Well supported

White House Officials Asked the Justice Department to Consider a New Prosecution of the Olympian It Just Cleared, WSJ Reports

The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, Aug. 11, citing people familiar with the discussions, that White House officials asked the Justice Department to consider a new prosecution of former Olympic canoeist David...

August 7, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

Confirmed

Trump Nominates Project 2025 Author to Investigate His Own Reflecting Pool Project

Trump nominated Dennis Kirk, a co-author of the Project 2025 policy blueprint and a former Trump-administration personnel and intelligence-community watchdog official, to serve as the Interior Department's inspector...

August 7, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

Confirmed

Trump Publicly Orders His Own U.S. Attorney to 'Re-Visit' the Vandalism Cases Her Office Found Baseless

Trump urged U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Aug. 7, 2026 to reinstate charges against people accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, writing on Truth Social that she should re-visit her hastily made...

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...