The contractor hired to renovate the Reflecting Pool says its repair work caused the pool's liner to peel and bubble, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times. Why it matters: President Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for the pool's damage — and has pushed for some of them to be prosecuted , even after U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped the case. Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated. Go deeper: Reflecting Pool repairs become personal for Trump
"We are just simply telling Barack Obama, the Foundation, the general contractor, and their Lakeside Alliance partners to pay these contractors so that they can go on with their lives." President of the African American Contractors Association Omar Shareef demands answers regarding the Obama Center construction disaster.
The DOJ announced the fund as part of a settlement to end Trump's $10 billion suit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns by contractor Charles Littlejohn, who pleaded guilty.
Work on the iconic National Mall basin appears behind schedule. President Trump initially said he had picked the contractor, then said he did not know it.
The arrests were part of an investigation that is also examining the conduct of a city councilwoman, her sister and the Brooklyn Democratic leader’s husband.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is suing Booz Allen Hamilton in federal court after his tax returns were leaked along with those of other wealthy Americans, including President Trump and Elon Musk. Why it matters: The tech and management consulting firm is already facing retribution from the Trump administration, which cancelled all of its contracts with the Treasury Department in January. - Charles Littlejohn, who performed IRS contract work through Booz Allen, pleaded guilty to unauthorized disclosure of tax information in 2023 and was sentenced to five years in prison. - His leaks were linked to a bombshell New York Times story in 2020 on Trump's tax payments, as well as a ProPublica report in 2021 about a cache of tax documents from…
