A number of people familiar with the matter said on the 11th that the White House has asked the Department of Justice to consider filing new charges against a former US Olympian who was accused of deliberately vandalizing the reflection pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial, an important landmark in the US capital Washington. According to US sources, discussions between the White House and the Department of Justice are in an unofficial early stage. Justice Department officials are now exploring the possibility of filing misdemeanor charges against American kayaker and former Olympian David Hearn. Hearn was initially charged with a misdemeanor, but the prosecution later upgraded the charge to a felony. However, the presiding judge in Hearn's case is scheduled to hold a hearing in September to decide whether the Department of Justice can no longer prosecute Hearn for the same criminal act.

A number of people familiar with the matter said on the 11th that the White House has asked the Department of Justice to consider filing new charges against a former US Olympian who was accused of deliberately vandalizing the reflection pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial, an important landmark in the US capital Washington. According to US sources, discussions between the White House and the Department of Justice are in an unofficial early stage. Justice Department officials are now exploring the possibility of filing misdemeanor charges against American kayaker and former Olympian David Hearn. Hearn was initially charged with a misdemeanor, but the prosecution later upgraded the charge to a felony. However, the presiding judge in Hearn's case is scheduled to hold a hearing in September to decide whether the Department of Justice can no longer prosecute Hearn for the same criminal act.