Man arrested near Trumpâs reflecting pool plans to fight obscenity charge
Christian Miles berated Oklahoma state troopers near Washington DC landmark subject to botched renovation A Washington DC resident arrested this week near the National Mallâs reflecting pool told the Guardian he planned to fight the charges, as Donald Trump continues to blame vandals for the botched renovation of the pool. After the Trump administration spent $14.2m renovating the body of water in front of the Lincoln Memorial to turn it âAmerican flagâ blue in time for the USâs 250th birthday next month, the pool has been beset with algae blooms and peeling polyurethane liner. The president has claimed, without evidence, that the pool had been slashed with a knife. Earlier this week, Trump said on social media that six people had been arrested âfor the damage they did to our countryâs now beautiful Reflecting Poolâ. So far, the actual charges filed against people arrested at or near the reflecting pool have not included doing any damage at all. One DC resident seen on video being dragged away from the reflecting pool in handcuffs on Monday, Christian Miles, told the Guardian on Tuesday that he was charged with violating a federal obscenity law for berating a group of
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