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Climate activists charged with vandalizing US Constitution display at National Archives

CNN
March 2, 2024, 8:00 AM



A photograph obtained by CNN shows the aftermath of powder spread across the Constitution encasement.

(CNN) — Two people have been charged after they allegedly dumped a “fine red powder” over the US Constitution’s display case at the National Archives, the Justice Department announced Friday.

Donald Zepeda, 35, and Jackson Green, 27, were charged with felony destruction of government property, according to a department news release. They have both pleaded not guilty.

CNN has reached out to attorneys for Zepeda and Green for comment.

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