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Trump disputes Justice Department findings on Reflecting Pool damage

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Donald Trump has publicly disagreed with the U.S. Department of Justice's conclusion that a flawed installation caused the lining of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to peel. Trump maintains that the damage was a result of vandalism. The Justice Department's findings, based on documents from the Department of the Interior, indicated a rushed and faulty installation process with repeated lining failures. AI

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Trump disputes Justice Department findings on Reflecting Pool damage

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Trump disputes his own Justice Department’s findings on Reflecting Pool

    US President ⁠Donald Trump posted on Saturday ⁠that he disagrees with his ⁠own Justice Department’s findings that a flawed installation, not vandalism, caused the lining of the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington to peel. “I disagree 100% with Jeanine P…

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