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The Government’s Sole Witness Just Sank the Reflecting Pool Case (w/ Ryan Reilly)
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- Bulwark Takes
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- Jul 29, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1163
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Summary
The Justice Department's case against Olympic canoeist David Hearn may have a major problem and it comes from the government's own witness. Sam Stein is joined by NBC News justice reporter Ryan Reilly to take on new court filings showing the prosecution's key witness reportedly acknowledged the reflecting pool was already damaged before Hearn allegedly touched it. If that's true, can DOJ still prove the felony charge against him? They discuss why the $1,000 damage threshold is so important, what Jeanine Pirro's office has to prove, and why Hearn's attorneys argue the grand jury may have been misled. Right now, save up to 20% on mattresses and up to 25% on everything else when you go to https://Casper.com . Read more from Ryan’s reporting: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/reflecting-pool-case-witness-conceded-damage-olympic-canoeist-davey-he-rcna589510