US EditionJustice Department Presses Preservationists to Drop Trump Ballroom Lawsuit After Shooting
The administration says the project would improve security after Saturday’s shooting, while the preservation group weighs a Monday deadline to dismiss its case.
- Donald Trump’s Justice Department is reportedly using the recent shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to pressure preservationists over a legal dispute.
- The dispute concerns a planned $400 million ballroom project at the site of the former East Wing of the White House.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche publicly urged that construction should proceed, calling for the lawsuit to be dropped.
- Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate gave the National Trust for Historic Preservation a deadline to withdraw its lawsuit, which seeks to block the project.
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DOJ Issues Ultimatum For Preservationists To Drop 'Frivolous' Lawsuit Over Trump's $400 Million Ballroom
The Department of Justice is urging preservationists to drop their lawsuit against a proposed $400 million ballroom at the former East Wing of the White House, in the wake of Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. On Sunday, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated, “It's time to build the ballroom,” on X and issued a letter to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, giving them until 9 a.m. Monday to dismiss the…
DOJ urges group to drop Trump ballroom lawsuit after WHCA dinner shooting
In a letter posted to social media by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the DOJ pressed for the National Trust for Historic Preservation to drop its "frivolous lawsuit" against the Trump administration after Saturday's incident, which prompted the evacuation of the president and high-profile administration officials from the gala.
DOJ jumps into action — to defend Trump's ballroom plan and attack those challenging it
In the aftermath of Saturday night’s shooting by a man who was stopped one floor away from where the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was taking place, President Donald Trump said in his news conference later that night that the shooting reinforced the need for his East Wing ballroom. In a letter posted online by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday, the administration doubled down — and apparently envisions and hopes for a United St…
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