Only if you believe in someone like the article's co-author, Roger Stone...the fact of the matter is
this...Barack Obama has nothing to do with the actual construction of the Obama Presidential Center.
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AI Overview
Barack Obama is not legally or directly responsible for contractor disputes over the Obama Presidential Center. The non-profit Obama Foundation has no direct contracts with individual subcontractors; it pays the general contractor, Lakeside Alliance.
The primary entities and parties involved in these disputes operate in the following ways:
The Obama Foundation: The foundation maintains it has no outstanding disputed charges with Lakeside Alliance, which is the joint venture construction manager responsible for hiring, managing, and paying subcontractors.Lakeside Alliance: This general contractor is managing the day-to-day finances and trade contractor agreements on the project. The firm has stated that payment negotiations and strain remain a normal part of a construction project of this scale and complexity.
Subcontractors: Multiple subcontractors—including minority-owned businesses that the project aimed to empower—allege they are collectively owed millions for change orders and added scope.
Thornton Tomasetti: Some subcontractors have filed lawsuits against this structural engineering firm. For instance, a $40 million federal lawsuit alleges racially discriminatory practices and unnecessary work requirements. Conversely, the engineering firm counters that construction delays and overruns were driven by subcontractor inexperience and performance issues
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Now consider the sordid, hyper-political 'Dirty Trickster', Roger Stone who helped pen the article that tries to throw mud at one of Trump's most hated opponents (see link)...doing what he does best...