1 of 2 | A view of the drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is shown July 28 in Washington, D.C. Attorneys for David Hearn, the former Olympian indicted for allegedly vandalizing the pool, have filed a motion seeking to have the charges permanently dismissed. Photo by Jemal Countess/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Attorneys for David Hearn, the former U.S. Olympian accused by the Trump administration of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, have filed a motion to have his felony indictment dismissed with prejudice.
This would mean that the government could not reintroduce future charges on the same alleged crime. When U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro filed a motion to dismiss the charges against Hearn on Friday, she sought to do so without prejudice, meaning that Hearn could be indicted again in the future.
Hearn's attorneys said in the motion, filed Tuesday in D.C. Superior Court, that the prosecution of their client was "politically motivated."
"From day one, the case against Mr. Hearn was motivated by political concerns and devoid of adequate factual support," they wrote. Further, the Justice Department "has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to seek or reinstate criminal charges to satisfy the president, irrespective of the law orf acts," they said.
