Justice Department Asks Court to Resume Ballroom Construction After White House Shooting
Blanche says the nearby shooting shows the 9,000-square-foot project is needed for White House security and includes military-grade protections.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche filed a court petition late Sunday to resume White House ballroom construction, citing a shooting Saturday near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue that killed a gunman before breaching the complex.
- A district court judge halted the 9,000-square-foot ballroom construction last month pending congressional approval; the Senate parliamentarian then blocked $1 billion in security funding from a reconciliation bill, leaving Congress without agreement when recess began.
- The filing specifies advanced security features including drone-proof roofing, ballistic glass, sniper stations, and hermetically sealed ventilation, describing the ballroom as a 'SAFE HAVEN' unlike current tented structures used for state dinners.
- An appellate court permitted construction to continue through early June pending judicial review, while President Trump warned Congress that without funding the White House 'won't be a very secure place.'
- CBS News reporter Scott MacFarlane noted the filing contains random capitalization and the invented word 'invaulable gift,' while critics characterize the ballroom as a vanity project despite administration claims of national security necessity.
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DOJ Filing Exploits WH Shooting To Push Ballroom
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Reporter uncovers bizarre language in DOJ court filing: 'Trump's fingerprints all over it'
A Justice Department court filing defending Donald Trump's controversial White House ballroom project reads less like a legal document and more like a Trump Truth Social post — complete with random capitalization, invented words, and language straight from the president's social media feed, according to an ex-CBS News reporter who reviewed the filing Monday."Trump's fingerprints are all over a new Justice Dept court filing," wrote Scott MacFarla…
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