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Engineer warned Trump admin of peeling pool liner a month before vandalism charges
Posted on 8/20/26 at 10:58 am
Posted on 8/20/26 at 10:58 am
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The park service engineer alerted the administration to the peeling issue in an email sent June 11, which the U.S. attorney’s office included in a court filing Wednesday. Prosecutors said that they were “not aware of or in possession of” documentation that the Interior Department had of installation problems at the time they charged Hearn.
The engineer noted that the “top layer of liner has peeled,” adding that it is “very thin and will not impact the strength of the liner.” The person explained in the email that the “contractor stated that the peeled area was ‘overspray’ from spraying the perimeter joint with polyurea,” according to the Justice Department. The engineer warned that the issue could “lead to a 1’-2’ strip that is vulnerable to peeling.”
quote:
Spence argued that these “late provided documents showing blistering and peeling, as noted by the contractors, would sabotage the government’s ability to meet its burden of proof” in the Hearn case.
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:01 am to Ingeniero
Who gives a shite?
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:02 am to Ingeniero
Too bad all that money that Obama spent only lasts till now …
The Obama administration spent approximately $34 million to $35 million on an overhaul and renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in 2010–2012 to fix severe leaks and algae problems.
The Obama administration spent approximately $34 million to $35 million on an overhaul and renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in 2010–2012 to fix severe leaks and algae problems.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:04 am to Ingeniero
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Ingeniero
This must be such a proud day for you.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:04 am to Ingeniero
OMG
WHAT DID TRUMP KNOW ABOUT THE PEELING POOL LINER AND WHEN DID HE KNOW IT?
POOLGATE
WHAT DID TRUMP KNOW ABOUT THE PEELING POOL LINER AND WHEN DID HE KNOW IT?
POOLGATE
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:04 am to Ingeniero
quote:So?
The engineer sent the message to Interior Department and park service personnel.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:07 am to Jbird
quote:
The engineer sent the message to Interior Department and park service personnel. So?
Are you kidding?
This is 9/11 all over again, when security agencies failed to properly share information.
We all saw the result.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:07 am to Jbird
Just think how incompetent the unnamed parks engineer is that it had to be contracted out in the first place.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:08 am to Ingeniero
quote:
The engineer noted that the “top layer of liner has peeled,” adding that it is “very thin and will not impact the strength of the liner.” The person explained in the email that the “contractor stated that the peeled area was ‘overspray’ from spraying the perimeter joint with polyurea,” according to the Justice Department. The engineer warned that the issue could “lead to a 1’-2’ strip that is vulnerable to peeling.”
This paragraph suggests the engineer told the Trump administration that the peeling part was inconsequential.
The Trump administration doesn't determine who does and does not get arrested; the police do. Why did the police arrest people for vandalism if they weren't vandalising the liner?
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:10 am to ugasickem
quote:
Who gives a shite?
President Trump, apparently
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:10 am to Ingeniero
This shite again?
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:13 am to Nurbis
quote:
This paragraph suggests the engineer told the Trump administration that the peeling part was inconsequential.
Because that was the excuse that the contractor gave for the initial peeling. Obviously they were doing a CYA for their shoddy work, because it did ultimately impact the integrity of the coating. The engineer was logging what they were told by the installer.
quote:
The Trump administration doesn't determine who does and does not get arrested; the police do. Why did the police arrest people for vandalism if they weren't vandalising the liner?
Because an arrest isn't a determination of fact or guilt. The admin chooses whether or not to charge people, and based on this new evidence it appears that they won't be. The prosecutors seem very unhappy with the DOI for withholding this evidence until now
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:13 am to Ingeniero
I was there yesterday and it looks like they're starting from square one.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:20 am to uggabugga
Damn you're right. And for the "who cares?" crowd, these are the signs posted right now still crying that some mysterious vandals destroyed the pool:
Someone must've waded out to the middle with a heavy duty sander to make this mess
Someone must've waded out to the middle with a heavy duty sander to make this mess
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:25 am to Ingeniero
That note/sign is just sad and petty.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:25 am to ugasickem
quote:
Who gives a shite?
You if you were being charged.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:31 am to Ingeniero
But what about the sailors?
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:37 am to ugasickem
quote:
Who gives a shite?
I mean, the folks facing charges probably give a little bit of a shite...
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:42 am to ugasickem
quote:
Who gives a shite?
I just love this now after the fact. Now that it was exposed as just bad and shoddy work MAGA all the sudden doesn't care anymore. Imagine that.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:44 am to ugasickem
quote:
Who gives a shite?
Lots of people did for a while. Enough to be pissed when the charges against the alleged vandal were dropped.
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