Goddamn finally:

A judge in the nation’s capital agreed on Thursday to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a move that could prevent federal prosecutors from reviving the case under political pressure from President Donald Trump.

D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman ordered the dismissal of David Hearn’s case with “prejudice,” which would block U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office from refiling the felony charge against him. The judge ruled nearly a month after hearing attorneys’ arguments.

The fact that this got this far is absolutely insane. A sitting President encouraged the prosecution of a completely innocent man because he’s embarrassed that he can’t even manage the renovation of a pool.

And if Mr. Hearn had been a Black man, he might not be here to tell the tale.