There was a really interesting article a while back about how they do it.
https://apnews.com/article/4cddfcad7dd34265bb09d1fc3f309739
Many high-level government buildings are off-limits for security reasons. But the Trump hotel — just blocks from the White House — is fair game. Bell learned that as long as his crew members are not blocking traffic, obstructing the sidewalk or shining lights in the hotel windows, they’re fine. Hotel security has called police, but there’s not much police can do and the crew is usually gone within about 30 minutes anyway.
“We know we’re allowed to do it. The police kind of know we’re allowed to do it. But it all kind of depends on the officer and their mood,” he said.
The Metropolitan Police Department said in an email that it “will not engage in any enforcement actions regarding light projections” unless there is an indication that a crime has been committed. [snip]
“The ones that work best are the ones that give people some sort of relief from all this political stress,” Bell said. “It’s a way of grieving and venting publicly.”
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