Lawsuit challenges Trump's Reflecting Pool project as projected costs soar
Summary
A non-profit group is suing to stop President Donald Trump's plan to renovate the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, saying it violates federal law. The project’s cost has increased from under two million dollars to about fourteen million dollars, and the president recently said the pool would be repainted blue.Key Facts
- A non-profit group filed a lawsuit against the Reflecting Pool renovation project.
- The group claims the project breaks federal law.
- President Donald Trump announced the Reflecting Pool will be painted blue.
- The original estimated cost was under two million dollars.
- The cost estimate has now increased about seven times to roughly fourteen million dollars.
- The National Mall is a historic and important location in Washington, D.C.
- The New York Times reported on the rising costs of the project.
- Amna Nawaz and David Fahrenthold discussed the issue publicly.
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