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On Friday, the New York Times revealed more about the company that secured a no-bid contract to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and though the investigation has continued to reveal ties between the company and President Donald Trump, the White House insists these links have nothing to do with the decision to select the firm. This comes as enormous green algae blooms have concealed the American-flag blue Trump says he intended for the pool.<\/p>\n

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According to the New York Time<\/u>s, the contract for the endeavor \u201cshows that the National Park Service bypassed the competitive-bidding process that is typically required, and gave a $1.7 million contract to the firm, Greenwater Services of Brookfield, Ohio. Federal contracting records show that firm\u2019s ultimate owner is the J.J. Cafaro Investment Trust, led by John J. Cafaro, a donor to Mr. Trump and a neighbor to Mar-a-Lago, the president\u2019s private club in Florida. The water treatment company also listed Mr. Cafaro\u2019s Palm Beach mansion as its address in Florida corporate records.\u201d Cafaro is a \u201clongtime Republican donor\u201d whom Trump has described as a \u201cfantastic man.\u201d<\/p>\n

Interior Department spokesperson Katie Martin claims that the administration wasn\u2019t aware of Cafaro\u2019s political stance when the contract was awarded, saying, \u201cThis company was selected because they had the expertise, work force and materials needed to complete the job in time.\u201d<\/p>\n

While several firms had expressed interest in the cleaning project, the Times writes that in April, the Park Service \u201cgave the work directly to Greenwater Services, a company that federal records show had received only one other federal contract. The Park Service justified its decision to bypass competition by citing an exemption meant for urgent situations: It said there was no time to consider other offers because the system had to be installed in time for events celebrating the country\u2019s 250th birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, this isn\u2019t the only no-bid contractor fouled in the scandal. According to the Times, \u201cAnother no-bid contract for $14.7 million<\/u> had been awarded to a Virginia firm, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, for the same reason of urgent need. That business was paid to spread blue waterproofing material on the pool\u2019s concrete floor. That work, too, shows signs of potential trouble. On Thursday, a section of the pool\u2019s new layer of blue waterproofing appeared to have detached from the bottom and floated to the pool\u2019s surface.\u201d Martin declined to comment on that. <\/p>\n

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As the Times reports, \u201cCafaro\u2019s ties to Mr. Trump go back at least 10 years. In 2016, Mr. Trump boycotted a Republican debate and held a competing event, a televised fund-raiser for veterans causes. One of the major donors was Mr. Cafaro, who gave $50,000.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJ.J. Cafaro from Florida and from Cleveland: He\u2019s a man who made a lot of money in Cleveland, does a good job, and a fantastic man. J.J., thank you,\u201d said Trump at the time. <\/p>\n

Since then, records show that Cafaro has given Trump-related groups over $300,000. What\u2019s more, Cafaro\u2019s wife chaired a lavish International Red Cross Ball at Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago club. <\/p>\n

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