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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Whitehouse Widens Investigation into Financial Mismanagement and Maintenance Failures at Kennedy Center Under Trump-Appointed Leadership - Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (.gov)

Internal Kennedy Center documents obtained by EPW Committee show dwindling cash reserves, a fully drawn line of credit, and capital repairs put on hold

New whistleblower disclosure through Government Accountability Project alleges Center leadership cancelled roof repairs and spent waterproofing funds on painting columns

Washington, D.C. – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and an ex-officio member of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, sent a letter to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts expanding his investigation into the Trump-appointed leadership’s gross financial and operational mismanagement and seeking information about whistleblower information demonstrating that Center leadership halted necessary maintenance projects.

Internal Kennedy Center documents provided to the Senate EPW Committee confirm earlier public reporting by the Washington Post that the Center is on track to miss its fiscal year 2026 revenue target by nearly $100 million, and that the Center’s revenue and fundraising collapsed after the Board put President Trump’s name on the building, a decision later ruled illegal by a federal court.

Other whistleblowers have separately made a disclosure through the Government Accountability Project (GAP) demonstrating that Center leadership left funds for maintenance projects unspent and shifted funds from planned and necessary repairs to pay for President Trump’s vanity projects. A ...



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