Jaw-Dropping Cost of DOJ’s Trump Banner Project Revealed

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The true cost of one of President Donald Trump’s self-promoting projects in Washington has been revealed.

Massive banners at the Department of Justice featuring Trump’s scowling official portrait cost taxpayers nearly $1 million, according to records obtained by https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/24/trump-banners-doj-cost-01009924" rel="">Politico through the Freedom of Information Act.

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