US drops Reflecting Pool case, admits damage due to botched renovation

France 24 reports that the US Justice Department has dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. In withdrawing the charges, the government attributed the damage to botched renovations that had been ordered by President Trump and completed hastily. The case dismissal reflects the government's acknowledgment that the damage stemmed from the rushed renovation project itself, not from the defendant's alleged actions.

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