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Contractor undercuts Trump's Reflecting Pool vandal claims

The contractor hired to renovate the Reflecting Pool says its repair work caused the pool's liner to peel and bubble, according to documents first reviewed by The New York Times. Why it matters: President Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for the pool's damage and has pushed to prosecute some of them, even after U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped the cases . Driving the news: The contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, admitted that both the design and execution of the renovation were…

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Contractor undercuts Trump's Reflecting Pool vandal claims
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