Overview
- Records published Friday by POLITICO show the Justice Department signed a January contract for an “RFK Beautification Project” that totaled $892,192.07 and included a $54,768 supplemental charge added this week.
- The contract covered cleaning the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, upgrading facade lighting, and installing “Celebratory Banners” that featured President Trump and the slogan “MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN.”
- Line-item costs tied to producing and hanging the Trump banners were redacted in the released documents, with the department citing protection of “trade secrets” and naming Llorente Enterprises as the contractor.
- A DOJ spokesperson said the banners were part of a 250th-anniversary beautification done at President Trump’s direction and that work was rushed to finish before anniversary events.
- Senators including Adam Schiff and other lawmakers have called for oversight and possible inquiries, pointing to similar banner contracts at multiple agencies and broader concerns about procurement transparency and agency budget priorities.