{
  "id": 600702,
  "title": "White House pushes DoJ to revive reflecting pool case against Olympian",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/white-house-pushes-doj-to-revive-reflecting-pool-case-against-olympian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T19:49:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/reflecting-pool-david-hearn-doj"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Justice department is asked to weigh new charges against David Hearn after US attorney dropped vandalism charges The White House has asked the Department of Justice to weigh new charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, according to a person familiar with the matter, pushing to revive a case Donald Trump has fumed about ever since an ally…",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/kumanjayi-white-familys-lawyer-alleges-double-standard-over-mp-case",
        "published": "2026-08-12T03:45:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
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