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Shrai Popat in Washington

US Olympian indicted after Trump alleged ‘vandalism’ at DC reflecting pool

a man in a canoe navigates whitewater rapids
David Hearn fights through the rapids during his first run in the finals on 18 September 2000, at a stadium in Penrith, Australia. Photograph: Koji Sasahara/AP

David Hearn, a three-time US Olympian and canoeist, has been indicted by a grand jury in Washington DC after Donald Trump blamed vandals for damaging Washington’s reflecting pool following a $14.7m renovation project.

The ‌indictment accuses Hearn, 67, ‌of “maliciously” breaking or destroying lining material on the bottom of the reflecting pool on 19 June. Lawyers for Hearn denied ‌the allegations following his arrest, accusing the ​Trump administration of treating ordinary conduct as criminal.

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