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Burgum weighs in on alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism case after DOJ dismissal
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum attributed damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to vandals, contradicting the Justice Department's dismissal of a felony charge against David Hearn, which cited faulty construction as the cause. The DOJ dismissed the destruction-of-property charge after finding new evidence.
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