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Two small businesses file liens on Trump's DC luxury hotel

They say they have not been compensated for their work completing the project

Published Fri, Jan 6, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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THEIR employees installed plumbing, air-conditioning, baseboards and crown moulding in Donald Trump's US$212 million luxury District of Columbia (DC) hotel.

Afterward, they say, they were stiffed.

Two Washington-area small businesses have filed liens on the Trump International Hotel, saying they have not been compensated for their work completing the 263-room project, which the US president-elect routinely heralds as having finished under budget and ahead of schedule.

One business, Joseph Magnolia, is a private, family-owned plumbing firm with offices in Northeast Washington and suburban Maryl…

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