Contractor Says Its Work to Blame for Reflecting Pool
Atlantic Industrial Coatings said design and application errors caused the liner to peel and blister, while the Justice Department moved to drop vandalism cases.
- Atlantic Industrial Coatings admitted design and execution errors caused the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's liner to fail, contradicting President Donald Trump's repeated insistence that vandals damaged the site with knives or box cutters.
- Documents reveal the contractor used two incompatible chemicals that blistered under heat, while human oversight—including an employee's sweat trapped under the coating—further compromised the $14.7 million renovation project.
- Although President Trump blamed vandals, the Justice Department dropped charges against former Olympian David Hearn after admitting Interior Department officials sat on exonerating evidence, prompting Attorney Jeanine Pirro to cite a "botched installation."
- Despite the contractor's admission, the Interior Department maintains vandals are to blame, while Scott MacFarlane of Meidas Touch reported the pool remains an "unmitigated mess" with work crews still active on site.
- The renovation project, which missed the 250th Anniversary deadline, faces no firm timetable for completion as the government continues paying while the contractor claims warranty eligibility for additional repairs.
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An honest man in TrumpWorld
I am beginning to think that not all of Donald Trump’s conspiracy theories are entirely on the level: The contractor that renovated the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has told the Trump administration that errors in its own work and flaws in the repair plan, not vandalism, caused the pool’s new blue liner to peel and […] The post An honest man in TrumpWorld appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.
Lincoln Pool Contractor Blames Own Errors for Damage
Contractor Atlantic Industrial Coatings told the Trump administration that design flaws and workmanship errors caused the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s blue liner to blister and detach, contradicting the president’s vandalism blame. Government documents and reports cite insufficient primer and incompatible chemicals in the renovation plan, with a redo underway after charges against alleged vandals were dropped. · 19 sources across the spect…
Contractor says its faulty renovation plan and work caused the damage to the Reflecting Pool: Report
The contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, told the Trump administration that errors in its own work and flaws in the repair plan resulted in the pool’s new blue liner peeling and breaking loose.
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