Framing Analysis
D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman set a September 28 trial date for David Hearn, a former Olympic canoe racer charged with felony property destruction for alleged damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Hearn pleaded not guilty on July 9 and his attorneys filed a motion citing the government's failure to preserve physical evidence. The case occurs amid a renovation project ordered by President Trump that has exceeded initial cost estimates.