POWER, MONEY & THE PUBLIC RECORDResearch edition / Sep 11, 2026
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News brief · Ethics / alleged conductGovernment contractingEdition: Sep 11, 2026

Contractor records challenge administration's Reflecting Pool explanation

Reuters reports that Atlantic Industrial Coatings told the administration that errors in its work and flaws in the repair plan caused the renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool liner to peel and break loose. Reuters says the roughly $14.7 million renovation was fast-tracked before July Fourth; Trump had repeatedly blamed vandalism.

Contractor-fault account reported · administration disputes full explanation · no personal-liability finding

Event: 2026-09-11 · 1 linked sources

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