Federal prosecutors on Friday asked a judge to dismiss an indictment charging former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn with ripping up the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, citing new information that the damage was caused by a "botched installation" by a contractor, not vandalism. On Friday, prosecutors cited new information that the damage was caused by a "botched installation" by a contractor, not vandalism. "I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool,' Mr. Trump wrote. Attorneys for Hearn — who strongly denied the vandalism allegations — said in a statement Friday that the government "owes Mr. Hearn an apology." The pool was drained for repairs earlier this month, which Mr. Trump said was necessary "to fix the scars and damage that was done by the Vandals."