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12:00Now PlayingAttorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian cover U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's abrupt reversal on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case, dropping felony charges against 67-year-old Olympic canoeist David Hearn after her own office admitted the pool's peeling lining was caused by a botched contractor installation, not vandalism. Brian traces the timeline: Trump ordered the $14.7 million no-bid renovation, praised the contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, as a company that did beautiful work on his golf course pools, then distanced himself the moment the lining started peeling before its Fourth of July unveiling. Hearn was arrested after stopping his bike ride to inspect the pool and pick up a loose piece of the failed lining; three other people were charged with misdemeanors, and their cases were dropped in the same filing. Shant lays out the obvious next question: the Contract Disputes Act gives the government a clear path to sue Atlantic Industrial Coatings for the botched job, yet there's no sign anyone plans to. Trump is reportedly furious with Pirro, calling her performance a choke, and multiple outlets report her firing is highly likely. Brian's bottom line: taxpayers ate a $14.7 million contractor failure, an innocent Olympian got dragged through a felony case to cover for it, and nobody's going after the company actually responsible.
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