Trump administration should preserve Reflecting Pool evidence, judge says

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 341

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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WASHINGTON — A D.C. Superior Court judge on Monday encouraged the Trump administration to preserve the sections of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that it says a Maryland man damaged to ensure the case moves forward.

Associate Judge Todd E. Edelman warned during a status hearing in the case against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn that the government may be “operating at its own peril” if it does not preserve the pool for the defense …

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