{"id":368148,"date":"2026-08-07T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/surreal-absurd-olympian-charged-over-reflecting-pool-speaks-out\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:00:11","slug":"surreal-absurd-olympian-charged-over-reflecting-pool-speaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/surreal-absurd-olympian-charged-over-reflecting-pool-speaks-out\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Surreal &amp; absurd&#8217;: Olympian charged over Reflecting Pool speaks out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/4dv5by5JyAI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Surreal &amp; absurd': Olympian charged over Reflecting Pool speaks out\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4dv5by5JyAI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A judge on Thursday officially tossed out a case the Justice Department brought against former Olympian David Hearn, whom they had accused of feloniously vandalizing the Reflecting Pool earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Hearn and his attorney Norm Eisen speak with CNN&#8217;s Kaitlan Collins in his first interview since the DOJ dismissed the charges. He says the ordeal is not the America he knows.<\/p>\n<p>Watch 24\/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4eIvlTr<\/p>\n<p>#ReflectingPool #Justice #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A judge on Thursday officially tossed out a case the Justice Department brought against former Olympian David Hearn, whom they had accused of feloniously vandalizing the Reflecting Pool earlier this summer. Hearn and his attorney Norm Eisen speak with CNN&#8217;s Kaitlan Collins in his first interview since the DOJ dismissed the charges. 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