WASHINGTON, D.C.—Following today’s arraignment of Davey Hearn, counsel for the Olympian, including Amb. Norm Eisen (ret.), co-founder and executive chair of Democracy Defenders Fund, and Mary Dohrmann, senior counsel at Washington Litigation Group, issued the following statement:

“Today, Davey Hearn pled not guilty – because he is. If he can be charged with a felony for touching the reflecting pool, every American is at risk – and every American should be alarmed about this prosecution. The indictment reflects the administration’s effort to scapegoat Davey and to shift blame for their own failures. We will litigate these issues vigorously. We have confidence in our justice system to see through this misuse of government power against an ordinary American based on a false and politicized narrative.”

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Democracy Defenders Fund brings together a nonpartisan team to work with national, state and local allies across the country to defend in real-time the foundations of our democracy.

The Washington Litigation Group is a nonpartisan team of attorneys dedicated to defending individuals and institutions that have been unlawfully targeted for exercising their legal rights and to fighting against governmental overreach.