Meet John Cafaro - the No-bid Reflecting pool water purification vendor (you can't make this up) [View all]

Now, The New York Times has revealed that the firm tasked with installing the water-purification system to prevent algae bloom is owned by a long-time Trump supporter and two-time felon who pled guilty to bribing a congressman and violating campaign finance laws.

Federal contracting records show the National Park Service bypassed the government’s usual competitive-bidding process and awarded a $1.7 million no-bid contract to the Ohio-based firm Greenwater Services, the Times reported.

The company is owned by J.J. Cafaro Investment Trust led by John J. Cafaro, a Trump donor who owns a Palm Beach mansion near the president’s private Mar-a-Lago club.

Trump has described Cafaro as a “fantastic man,” the Times reported, despite his multiple run-ins with the law.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-reflecting-pool-fiasco-gets-even-more-embarrassing-with-john-cafaro-contract-revelation/