Judge Questions Why Kennedy Center Is Moving so Quickly to Return Trump’s Name to Building – WTOP News
Rep. Joyce Beatty says the board is holding the Kennedy Center hostage as a judge weighs whether Trump’s name can be restored.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper heard arguments from Representative Joyce Beatty's lawyers seeking to block the Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board from closing the venue for a $250 million renovation and renaming it "President Donald J. Trump Plaza."
- In May, Cooper ordered the removal of Donald Trump's name from the facility, ruling only Congress has authority to rename the site; the board voted 20-3 on August 13 to defy that decision.
- Government lawyers argued at Thursday's hearing that the center will become an "unsafe, decrepit structure" requiring demolition if the renovation is not approved, suggesting replacement by a large outdoor amphitheater overlooking the Potomac River.
- Beatty's legal team accused the administration of playing a "dangerous game of chicken with the law," characterizing the demolition threat as a "slavish attempt to corrupt the Kennedy Center at all costs."
- With no immediate ruling from Cooper, lawyer Nathaniel Zelinsky warned that failing to block the board's actions would "create this black hole where there's no way to enforce" the court's previous decisions.
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