On the record · Updated October 18, 2026
D.C. Superior Court judge
3 things Todd Edelman said, verbatim, on October 2, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“Although the prosecutors assigned to this case have deemed it meritless, the President of the United States has repeatedly disparaged them and pressured them to change course,”
PBS NewsHour Judge permanently dismisses Trump administration's case charging ex-Olympian with Reflecting Pool vandalism ›
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“While the government wishes to hold open the possibility of the development of evidence that would support a future prosecution, its own representations make plain that such a possibility is theoretical at best, and more likely, is simply fanciful,”
on rejecting the government's request to keep open refiling the Reflecting Pool vandalism case
PBS NewsHour Judge permanently dismisses Trump administration's case charging ex-Olympian with Reflecting Pool vandalism ›
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“While the prosecutors admit that the evidence indicates that he committed no crime, the President's statements create a risk that Mr. Hearn will be prosecuted nonetheless, either because the current United States Attorney and her assistants will eventually yield to his public pressure campaign or because the President will replace them with prosecutors more likely to carry out his wishes,”
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