4 hours ago · Global
DOJ IG refuses to investigate Reflecting Pool case after Trump’s false claims
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The Justice Department’s inspector general is refusing to investigate what went wrong with the botched criminal case against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn over damage at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, including whether there was any criminality on prosecutors’ parts, Hearn’s legal team said.
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DOJ IG refuses to investigate Reflecting Pool case after Trump’s false claims
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