Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism

At least three other people have been charged in the same court with misdemeanors on suspicion of removing pieces of paint from the Reflecting Pool.

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Part of Trump's Reflecting Pool makeover and the vandalism case against a former Olympian

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US Olympian canoeist pleads not guilty to charges of damaging Reflecting Pool

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Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool case after Trump alleged vandalism

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Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism

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Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism

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Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism

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Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism

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Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism

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Former Olympian David Hearn pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool vandalism case

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