The true cost of one of President Donald Trump’s self-promoting projects in Washington has been revealed. A banner of President Donald Trump hangs from the Department of Justice. Kevin Lamarque/REUTERSThose records show the department awarded a January contract for an “RFK Beautification Project” at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building. Nathan Howard/REUTERSAlso part of the project’s expenses were pressure washing the building’s exterior and upgrades to the exterior lighting system, which were used to illuminate the new Trump banners at night. A Justice Department spokesperson defended the project, telling Politico, “The banners were part of a broader beautification project for the historic RFK building, executed under an existing DOJ construction contract.”