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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office said the damage resulted from a botched installation, and the government agreed to a $14.7 million repair payment.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-12T03:25:15.480Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-12T02:37:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-12T03:25:15.480Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":86,"critic":95,"hype":30,"notes":{"trust":"Trust high (86) due to named contractor, attorney, government documents, multiple independent outlets, specific $14.7 M figure, dated details.","critic":"Critic score 95; article explains cause, includes quotes, separates facts, gives dates, figures, and next steps.","hype":"Hype 30; language is mildly emphatic but overall presentation remains proportionate to substance."}},"tags":["#LincolnMemorial","#ReflectingPool","#ContractorErrors","#USPolitics","#TrumpAdministration"],"entities":["Atlantic Industrial Coatings","Jeanine Pirro","Donald Trump","Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Atlantic Industrial Coatings said insufficient primer and incompatible chemicals caused the liner to blister and detach","U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office filed that the damage was due to a botched installation, not vandalism","The federal government agreed to pay $14.7 million for the repairs"]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The contractor that refurbished the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool reported that its own work fell short. Government documents show the company identified a lack of primer and the use of two chemicals that could not be mixed as the reasons the new blue liner blistered and came loose. The administration had previously claimed vandals had cut the liner, but the contractor’s admission contradicts that narrative."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro’s office filed a statement saying the damage was the result of a botched installation and not vandalism. The filing came after prosecutors moved to dismiss cases against individuals previously charged with vandalizing the pool."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The federal government has agreed to pay Atlantic Industrial Coatings $14.7 million to carry out the necessary repairs. The Reflecting Pool remains closed and fenced off while the work proceeds."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on cost reporting"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Independent’s full report notes the $14.7 million payment. None of the right‑rated digests mention any cost figure. Centre‑rated digests also omit the payment amount, while all left‑rated reports that reference the Independent include the figure."},{"type":"pullquote","text":"\"I saw it. They cut it. They cut it very violently,\" Trump told reporters in June, alleging a box‑cutter caused a 350‑foot slit in the pool’s lining.","author":"Donald Trump, former president"},{"type":"pullquote","text":"\"The damage was the result of a botched installation and not vandalism,\" the Pirro office stated.","author":"Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney"},{"type":"stat_callout","value":"$14.7 million","label":"Government repair payment","subtext":"Agreed amount for contractor to fix the Reflecting Pool"},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right‑rated digests mention the $14.7 million payment the federal government agreed to make to Atlantic Industrial Coatings for the repairs."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"We Got This Covered","url":"https://wegotthiscovered.com/news/reflecting-pool-contractor-blames-its-own-repair-plan-for-damage-not-vandalism-trump-administration-reportedly-knew-it-all-this-while","headline":"Reflecting Pool contractor blames its own repair plan for damage, not vandalism. 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