White House Seeking New Charges Against David Hearn After Dropped Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case, Report Says

The White House is seeking new charges against former Olympian David Hearn, according to The Wall Street Journal, asking the Justice Department to consider a new prosecution against him after U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro dropped the case against Hearn this month and provoked President Donald Trump's ire.

The White House's request comes after Pirro found the evidence given to her office significantly undermined "the evidentiary basis for the indictment," primarily blaming the Reflecting Pool's loose sealant on "a rushed and flawed installation process."

A filing from Pirro also said the evidence provided to her office made it "difficult to attribute the widespread damage to the Reflecting Pool to vandalism, let alone to establish that fact beyond a reasonable doubt."

Trump has since blasted Pirro for dropping the case against Hearn and other alleged vandals, though he later acknowledged "some contractor difficulty" and "contractor error done by rushing the job for a July 4th opening."

Trump also said this week there is "no video or proof, other than the damage itself," days after Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum claimed federal prosecutors provided expert and eyewitness testimony to Pirro's office.

Forbes has reached out to the White House for comment.

It is unclear what new charges could be brought against Hearn. The former Olympian pleaded not guilty to a single charge of destruction of property worth $1,000 or more, arguing he had only briefly touched a loose piece of the pool's sealant.

Trump's $16 million Reflecting Pool renovation ran into several problems after it began in April.