DOJ watchdog declines investigation in Reflecting Pool case
2 outlets (CBS News and NBC News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “case”, “Pool”, “DOJ”, “Reflecting”. Distinct wording: CBS News uses “investigation” and “watchdog”; NBC News uses “investigate” and “refuses”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- CBS News reports: “Hearn's lawyers complain the inspector general has referred the case to the Office of Professional Responsibility, a unit that was largely gutted and lacks independence.”
- NBC News reports: “The Justice Department’s inspector general is refusing to investigate what went wrong with the botched criminal case against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn over damage at the Lincoln Memorial …”
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- CBS News: DOJ watchdog declines investigation in Reflecting Pool case
- NBC News: DOJ IG refuses to investigate Reflecting Pool case after Trump’s false claims
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