{
  "id": 12459790,
  "title": "Lawyers urge watchdogs to examine Reflecting Pool case against ex-Olympian",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/lawyers-urge-watchdogs-to-examine-reflecting-pool-case-against-ex",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T19:37:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6132316-olympian-lincoln-memorial-investigation/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lawyers for a former U.S. Olympian cleared of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are asking federal watchdogs to investigate how the Justice Department built a felony case against him before prosecutors concluded he was not responsible. Attorneys for David Hearn on Tuesday sent a letter to the inspectors general at the DOJ and Interior...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Olympian accused of damaging Reflecting Pool seeks probe of potential misconduct",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/olympian-accused-of-damaging-reflecting-pool-seeks-probe-of-potential",
        "published": "2026-10-06T16:00:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Lawyers for ex-Olympian cleared in Reflecting Pool case call for government watchdog investigations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/lawyers-for-ex-olympian-cleared-in-reflecting-pool-case-call-for-12473434",
        "published": "2026-10-06T18:59:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Lawyers for ex-Olympian cleared in Reflecting Pool case call for government watchdog investigations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/lawyers-for-ex-olympian-cleared-in-reflecting-pool-case-call-for",
        "published": "2026-10-06T18:59:11.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}