DOJ: rushed Reflecting Pool rehab was botched, spurring political blame games
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The Justice Department says the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation was rushed and botched, blaming weather, testing failures, and shipment delays for a flawed installation and coating, while Trump and Interior Secretary Burgum chalked damage up to vandals; the findings contrast with earlier vandalism theories, tied to a costly, expedited project that faced delays, peeling liner, algae, and a July Fourth deadline, and followed the DOJ’s filing that dropped a vandalism case associated with the site.
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- In Dropping Reflecting Pool Case, Pirro Draws Trump’s Wrath The New York Times
- GOP senator on Trump’s Reflecting Pool vandalism claims: ‘He grows anxious when he has an unexpressed thought’ The Hill
- Trump insists vandals damaged Reflecting Pool, blasts DOJ for dropped charge The Washington Post
- 'Rushed and botched' | Olympian accused of vandalizing Reflecting Pool won't face charges after prosecutors admit construction flaws wusa9.com
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