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Trump-Linked Donor's Firm Secures No-Bid Pool Contract, Sparking Scrutiny

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Source: The New York Times
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.

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  1. Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool  The New York Times
  2. Floating paint pieces and algae bloom raising concerns at newly repainted Reflecting Pool  WUSA9
  3. Blue material peeling off bottom of Reflecting Pool, days after costly renovation  CNN
  4. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool paint peeling off: See images  USA Today
  5. Reflecting Pool algae bloom is one of biggest recorded in years after $14M renovation  The Washington Post

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