US EditionDOJ cites Washington dinner shooting in White House ballroom suit
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche filed a motion Monday asking Federal Judge Richard Leon to lift the injunction halting construction of a new White House ballroom, arguing the recent attempted assassination proves the facility is required for national security.
- Last year, the National Trust for Historic Preservation sued to stop the $400 million privately financed project, prompting Judge Leon to pause above-ground construction earlier this month pending congressional approval.
- A sworn affidavit from Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn accompanied the motion, attesting to the 'security limitations of large off-site venues' compared to the White House's controlled infrastructure.
- Responding to the filing, the National Trust told the Justice Department on Monday that its 'assertion that this lawsuit puts the President's life at grave risk' is 'incorrect and irresponsible.'
- A federal appeals court will hear arguments in early June regarding the pause on the nearly 90,000 square-foot event space, while Republican Rand Paul, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, said Monday he would introduce legislation permitting construction.
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DOJ asks court to undo White House ballroom ruling
(CNN, KYMA) - The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to reverse a ruling to halt construction on the White House ballroom. Work on the ballroom is currently the subject of a legal battle, with the National Trust for Historic Preservation suing to stop it. A federal court judge has issued rulings saying President Donald trump needs authorization from Congress to complete it. The new filing cites Saturday night's shooting at the White Ho…
Adopting Trump’s voice, Justice Department asks judge to let ballroom proceed
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department filed a remarkable motion late Monday, written in President Donald Trump’s recognizable online voice, explicitly linking the security breach at the White House correspondents’ dinner to the lawsuit over the president’s ballroom project. The post Adopting Trump’s voice, Justice Department asks judge to let ballroom proceed appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
Acting Attorney General Urges Court to Allow White House Ballroom Construction
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche asked a federal judge to reverse his own block and allow construction on the White House ballroom to continue, arguing the project would help assure the safety of the first family and White House employees. The filing with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia came late on the evening of April 27 after the April 25 shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washi…
Donald Trump’s government appeal argues that the lawsuit puts “the lives of all presidents, both current and future, in grave danger”
Trump administration urges court to dismiss White House ballroom suit, cites WHCA dinner shooting
The Justice Dept. filed a motion to lift the injunction preventing construction of the White House ballroom and asked the court to throw out the case in its entirety.
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