Former Olympian Facing 10 Years In Prison For Alleged Reflecting Pool Vandalism
Amy & T.J.
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🗓️ 2 July 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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67-year-old David Hearn, who represented the United States in three Olympics as a canoeist, is now fighting for his freedom. U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro announced the felony charge against Hearn after she says he “violently” and “maliciously” destroyed 2 square feet of reflecting pool liner. Hearn has admitted to touching the liner out of curiosity, but denies removing or damaging it. His attorneys say this is a misuse of government power to shift blame for their own failures refurbishing the pool.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.1 | Hey, the folks, it is Thursday, July 2nd, and a former Olympian has been hit with a felony charge and is facing up to a decade in prison. |
| 0:16.8 | What did he do? |
| 0:18.2 | He put his hand in Trump's pool. |
| 0:26.8 | And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. This has got not a hand. Roeb's a citation is one. This has got not a hand. |
| 0:40.1 | It started out as a misdemeanor. And now it's a felony. And yes, Janine Piro, the U.S. attorney for D.C., held a big press conference today. And the headlines are everywhere, a former three-time U.S. Olympian. Yes, is being charged with the felony, as you mentioned, facing up to 10 years |
| 0:45.9 | in prison, and they claim that Hearned forcefully and violently pulled up and removed the bottom liner of Trump's reflecting pool with his |
| 0:57.7 | bare hands. Go to prison, 10 years. Go to prison for 10 years. This is, this is too much. This is too |
| 1:03.9 | far. We, we, we, robs, even if he did exactly what they say he did, robs, are they really? They're |
| 1:10.2 | trying to make this guy the poster child of all the problems that have been wrong at the reflecting pool. See, we had to charge a guy with a felony. Obviously, we know what all this is, but I'm saying this has gone too far. This is gone. This is scary. This is scary scapegoating is what it is. now, of course, 67-year-old David Hearn, and I say, of course, because he has been speaking out. |
| 1:29.6 | This happened on June 19th. scapegoating is what it is. Now, of course, 67-year-old David Hearn, and I say, of course, |
| 1:28.3 | because he has been speaking out, this happened on June 19th. He has been shouting from the rooftops. |
| 1:33.8 | I didn't do anything. What are you talking about? But Janine Piro, flanked with attorneys by her |
| 1:40.2 | side and this presser, said that there are witnesses who describe David Hearn doing this. |
| 1:46.8 | She claims he damaged at least two square feet of the sealant from the bottom of the reflecting |
| 1:52.8 | cool. |
| 1:53.0 | Two square feet. |
| 1:53.9 | Two square feet. |
| 1:54.7 | She said that caused more than $1,000 in damages. |
| 1:57.5 | What? |
| 1:58.1 | And yes, a grand jury has handed down these indictments. Obviously, if you, I'm sure |
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