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The DOJ just blew up its own Reflecting Pool case — again

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President Donald Trump ’s attempt to repaint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has spiraled into an embarrassing debacle that refuses to die. In the latest twist, the Department of Justice seems to have yet again blown its own case against former Olympian David Hearn, who was arrested on charges of vandalizing the pool. “In a new filing,” posted All Rise News editor-in-chief Adam Klasfeld on Wednesday, “Trump DOJ reveals that there's an NPS email showing peeling due to overspray in the section of the pool relevant to the David Hearn case. It's dated June 11, more than a week before Hearn's arrest.” Klasfeld attached a screenshot from the DOJ filing, which reads, “The email detailed that the ‘contractor stated that the peeled area was “overspray” from spraying the perimeter joint with polyurea.’ The engineer stated his ‘concern that this “overspray” along the perimeter of the pool could lead to a 1’-2’ strip that is vulnerable to peeling.’ The engineer also stated ‘[t]he polyurea lin