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DOJ will drop Reflecting Pool criminal case, citing 'flawed installation' 

MAP Verified Summary — reported by The Hill Politics

The Department of Justice (DOJ) moved Friday to drop its criminal prosecution of a former Olympian charged with destroying the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the damage was instead the result of a “rushed and botched installation.”  U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office blamed the contractor for overspraying and delamination.  In a new court filing, the office…

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