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Trump Reflecting Pool lawyers just blew up their own case
The Reflecting Pool Case Looks Like Political Theater Because It IsA Case Built BackwardThe reporting is simple enough: David Hearn is accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, but the government’s own materials may undercut the charge. A warrant reportedly shows that Hearn’s photos of the damage were taken before he “touched the water,” and a government witness appears to have said the same. That is not a minor contradiction. It is the kind of fact pattern that can collapse a prosecution.Trump Wanted a SpectacleThe real power in this story is not Hearn. It is Donald Trump…
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