The US Justice Department on Friday dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the hurried renovations ordered by President Donald Trump had been botched. Trump had personally overseen the renovation of the Reflecting Pool, including the addition of an "American flag blue" liner. "I didn't vandalize anything," Hearn told The Washington Post last month. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementHis legal team had sought to have the case dismissed, arguing it represented a politicized justice system under Trump. Trump earlier threatened jail time for anyone seeking to damage one of his signature renovation projects.