Not true. That vantage point shows entire Mall, all the way to Washington Memorial. Furthermore, given the rain, the crowd size is variable depending on timing. In 3D CNN photo, I see crowds all the way.
In the 3D CNN photo there is a tent-like white structure in the background. This looks to where 12 St Expressway passes under the National Mall[1].
In the CNN photo the square in front of it is empty on the left and right of the mall, and on the right side the second square in front of it is mostly empty too. Maybe it is slightly fuller than the pic put out by the Trump Inaugural Committee, but in the Getty Image of the Obama inauguration the crowds continue another city block at least (the photo cuts off while they are still dense, but it's much further than in the Trump photo as can be seen by aligning the curve at point [1]). Pic at [2].
Conclusion: that photo doesn't present any evidence that there were more people than claimed. In fact it strengthens the case that there were more people at the Obama inauguration.
Not true. From the CNN perspective, the big gaps on the right are still visible, even though what I said about the vantage point is obviously true. Here's a picture that illustrates why the Reuters photo was in a better position to show gaps than the CNN photo.
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Furthermore, unless Reuters misreported the times those photos were taken, it's hard to imagine any sort of timing that would ever have the Trump crowd larger than the Obama one.
