这场法律战在特朗普批评司法部撤案决定后愈演愈烈，此次裁决终于为其画上句号
2026年10月1日 美国东部时间下午5:06 / 福克斯新闻频道
作者：邦妮·朱、戴维·斯庞特
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当地时间周四，一名法官永久驳回了针对前奥运选手戴维·赫恩的林肯纪念堂倒影池破坏案指控。赫恩于今年6月被指控破坏这座耗资1400万美元翻新的标志性景观。
华盛顿特区高等法院法官托德·埃德尔曼的裁决为长达数月的法律争端画上了句号。今年7月下旬，美国检察官珍妮娜·皮尔罗主动提出撤销联邦指控后，总统唐纳德·特朗普曾对其提出批评。
与皮尔罗的撤案决定不同，周四的裁决附带了“禁止再诉”条款，这意味着美国司法部（DOJ）不得再就同一指控对赫恩提起诉讼。
埃德尔曼驳回了检方保留“出现新证据时可重新起诉”的请求，认定现有调查结果足以证明，此次损坏源于翻新工程本身存在缺陷。
特朗普称100%反对美国检察官珍妮娜·皮尔罗对倒影池案的处理
戴维·赫恩被指控于6月破坏林肯纪念堂倒影池。（戴维·麦迪逊/盖蒂图片社，档案照；路透社/安娜贝尔·戈登）
“在本案这种特殊情况下，政府无权保留加重其已犯下错误的能力，甚至无权威胁以赫恩先生为代价这么做，”埃德尔曼说道。“本案必须附带禁止再诉条款予以驳回，因此必须禁止政府再次对赫恩先生提起此项指控。”
赫恩的辩护律师团队将该裁决形容为“寻求正义的无辜美国人的胜利”。
“本案从一开始就不该被立案。这是一起司法不公，赫恩先生遭遇的不公应该让所有美国人为之震惊，”赫恩的辩护律师在一份声明中表示。
“本届政府选择对赫恩先生提起不公正的公诉。他们不应再有机会动用刑事公诉权，针对一名本就不该被起诉的人。”
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白宫要求司法部考虑就倒影池案重新起诉
唐纳德·特朗普总统此前曾敦促美国检察官珍妮娜·皮尔罗重新考虑司法部撤销针对前奥运选手戴维·赫恩的破坏指控的决定。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社，档案照）
赫恩于6月19日被捕，随后因涉嫌破坏林肯纪念堂倒影池内衬，被起诉一项重罪破坏财产罪名。
检方指控称，有人目击赫恩抓住并拉扯倒影池涂层上一处松动的区域，据称造成约1000美元的损失。官员补充称，即便国家公园管理局工作人员劝阻他停止该行为，他仍继续动手。
特朗普就倒影池破坏指控再度发声，援引新证人证词
前奥运选手戴维·赫恩（左）与律师诺曼·艾森一同在媒体面前发言，摄于7月9日华盛顿莫尔特法院传讯后。华盛顿特区一名法官周四永久驳回了针对这位前奥运选手的林肯纪念堂倒影池破坏案指控。（芬恩·戈麦斯/盖蒂图片社，档案照）
特朗普一直坚称倒影池确实遭到破坏，批评皮尔罗撤案的决定“过于仓促”。
“任何认为倒影池没有遭到破坏的人，都应该回去重修法律课程！”特朗普此前在Truth社交平台上发帖称。
“有人跪在水里，手伸进‘划痕’位置的 precisely 位置。此外，有目击者看到了破坏行为，该材料的柔性区域被刀割开了。”
从华盛顿纪念碑视角拍摄的林肯纪念堂与倒影池，摄于华盛顿特区。（拉赫马特·古尔/美联社照片，档案照）
法庭文件显示，在美国内政部提供证据后，司法部提出撤销起诉。证据表明，此次损坏是承包商大西洋工业涂料公司在为美国250周年庆典提前施工时，“仓促且拙劣”的安装工作导致的。
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根据相关文件，赫恩触摸的是边缘已经剥落、经济价值极低的“喷涂溢出”材料。
赫恩随后请求法院附带禁止再诉条款驳回此案，永久禁止政府重新提起该项指控。
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Judge permanently dismisses Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case against former Olympian
The ruling ends a legal battle that intensified after Trump criticized the Justice Department’s decision to drop the case
October 1, 2026 5:06pm EDT / Fox News
By Bonny Chu, David Spunt
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A judge on Thursday permanently dismissed the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case against former Olympian David Hearn, who was accused of damaging the costly $14 million renovation project in June.
D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman’s ruling marks the end of a monthslong legal battle that included President Donald Trump criticizing U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro after she moved to voluntarily dismiss the federal charges in late July.
Unlike Pirro’s decision, Thursday’s ruling was made with prejudice, meaning the Department of Justice (DOJ) cannot refile the same charges against Hearn.
Edelman rejected prosecutors’ request to preserve the possibility of recharging Hearn if new evidence surfaced, finding that existing investigative findings were sufficient to show the damage stemmed from a flawed renovation job.
TRUMP SAYS HE ‘DISAGREES 100%’ WITH U.S. ATTORNEY JEANINE PIRRO OVER REFLECTING POOL CASE
David Hearn was accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June.(David Madison/Getty Images, File; Reuters/Annabelle Gordon)
“In the exceptional circumstances posed by this case, the government has no right to retain the ability to compound the errors it has already made, or even to threaten to do so, at Mr. Hearn’s expense,” Edelman said. “This case must be dismissed with prejudice, and the government must thus be barred from reinstituting this charge against Mr. Hearn.”
Hearn’s counsel described the decision as a victory for “an innocent American seeking justice.”
“This case never should have been brought in the first place. This was a miscarriage of justice, and what happened to Mr. Hearn is an outrage that should shock every American,” Hearn’s counsel said in a statement.
“This administration chose to pursue an unjust prosecution against Mr. Hearn. It should not get repeated chances to wield the power of criminal prosecution against someone who should never have been prosecuted.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment.
WHITE HOUSE ASKS DOJ TO CONSIDER NEW PROSECUTION IN REFLECTING POOL CASE
President Donald Trump previously urged U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to reconsider the Justice Department’s decision to drop vandalism charges against former Olympian David Hearn.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images, File)
Hearn was arrested June 19 and later indicted on one felony count of destruction of property for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s lining.
Prosecutors alleged that Hearn was seen grabbing and tugging on a loose section of the pool’s coating, reportedly causing about $1,000 in damage. Officials added that he continued to do so even after National Park Service employees urged him to stop.
TRUMP DOUBLES DOWN ON REFLECTING POOL VANDALISM ALLEGATIONS, CITES NEW WITNESS ACCOUNT
Former Olympian David Hearn, left, walks with his attorney, Norman Eisen, to speak to reporters gathered after his arraignment at Moultrie Courthouse July 9, in Washington, D.C. A D.C. judge on Thursday permanently dismissed the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case against the former Olympian.(Finn Gomez/Getty Images, File)
Trump has strictly maintained that the pool was vandalized, criticizing Pirro’s decision to drop the case as “hastily made.”
“Anybody who thinks the Reflecting Pool wasn’t vandalized should go back to Law School!” Trump previously said in a post on Truth Social.
“People were on their knees with their hands in the water at the exact location of the ‘slashes.’ Additionally, there were witnesses to the VANDALISM, and the flexible areas of the material were cut with a knife.”
The Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool as seen from the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.(Rahmat Gul/AP Photo, File)
The DOJ moved to dismiss the indictment after evidence from the Department of the Interior revealed that the damage was caused by a “rushed and botched” installation by contractor Atlantic Industrial Coatings ahead of the America 250 celebrations, court filings said.
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According to the documents, Hearn touched peeling perimeter “overspray” material that was already peeling and had minimal economic value.
Hearn subsequently requested that the case be dismissed with prejudice, permanently barring the government from refiling the charges.
Bonny Chu is a Breaking and Trending News Writer for Fox News Digital
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