India, Aug. 20 -- A $14.7 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, championed by US President Donald Trump, has descended into a political and legal controversy after the Department of Justice admitted that the damage blamed on vandals was, in fact, caused by a rushed and flawed installation process. The revelation has sparked calls for an official investigation into why information regarding the state of the pool was withheld from federal prosecutors.

What Was The Nature Of The Botched Repair?

The Reflecting Pool, a centrepiece of the National Mall in Washington, was recently refurbished with a new blue liner as part of a high-profile initiative to prepare the capital for the 250th anniversary of US independence. How...