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White House asked DOJ about new Reflecting Pool case against David Hearn

The Independent and CBS News Politics describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Earlier this month, however, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the case, citing new information that the damage was caused by a "botched installation" by a contractor, not vandalism.
The headline split The left frames it as "Trump pushes DOJ to open another case against ex-Olympian after raging over dropped Refle...". The center frames it as "White House asked DOJ about new Reflecting Pool case against David Hearn".
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Left / center-leftTrump pushes DOJ to open another case against ex-Olympian after raging over dropped Reflecting Pool charges: report

The Independent · Center-left · News report

CenterWhite House asked DOJ about new Reflecting Pool case against David Hearn

CBS News Politics · Center · News report

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CBS News PoliticsNews report · Aug 11, 10:54 PM

White House asked DOJ about new Reflecting Pool case against David Hearn

Earlier this month, however, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the case, citing new information that the damage was caused by a "botched installation" by a contractor, not vandalism.

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The IndependentNews report · Aug 11, 10:09 PM

Trump pushes DOJ to open another case against ex-Olympian after raging over dropped Reflecting Pool charges: report

Trump spent the weekend raging over dropped charges after judge agreed to dismiss case against David Hearn

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