{"id":363060,"date":"2026-08-02T05:45:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T05:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/how-the-reflecting-pool-vandalism-case-fell-apart-the-atlantic-july-31-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T05:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T05:45:53","slug":"how-the-reflecting-pool-vandalism-case-fell-apart-the-atlantic-july-31-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=363060","title":{"rendered":"How the Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case Fell Apart; The Atlantic, July 31, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-2085380464126230127\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<a class=\"ArticleBylines_link__kNP4C\" data-event-element=\"author\" data-flatplan-author-link=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/author\/matt-viser\/\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: black; text-decoration: none;\">Matt Viser<\/a>, The Atlantic;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/reflecting-pool-case-david-hearn\/688151\/\">How the Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case Fell Apart<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\">&#8220;The charges seemed ridiculous to his supporters. 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