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DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting Pool

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A Washington D.C. judge has permanently dismissed the criminal case against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge in the nation’s capital agreed on Thursday to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a move that could prevent federal prosecutors from reviving the case under political pressure from President Donald Trump. D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman ordered the […]

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