- Contractor Atlantic Industrial Coatings says design and workmanship flaws (insufficient primer, incompatible liner layers) caused the Reflecting Pool liner to peel — not just vandalism.
- The Trump administration blames vandals and pushed a fast‑track $14.7M renovation for July 4; federal prosecutors even charged a former Olympian, but the DOJ later dropped that case.
- Within weeks of the makeover the pool developed algae and peeling material, turning the high‑profile project into a public controversy.
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