DOJ will drop Reflecting Pool criminal case, citing ‘flawed installation’

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The Justice Department 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 over spraying and delamination. In a new court filing, the office indicated…