Trump-Linked Donor's Firm Secures No-Bid Pool Contract, Sparking Scrutiny
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A firm owned by a trust led by longtime Trump donor John Cafaro was awarded a $1.7 million no-bid contract to install a water-purification system for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, bypassing competitive bidding; the White House says the president was not involved in the selection, but the project has drawn scrutiny as algae blooms returned and the pool turned green.
- Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool The New York Times
- Floating paint pieces and algae bloom raising concerns at newly repainted Reflecting Pool WUSA9
- Blue material peeling off bottom of Reflecting Pool, days after costly renovation CNN
- Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool paint peeling off: See images USA Today
- Reflecting Pool algae bloom is one of biggest recorded in years after $14M renovation The Washington Post
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