US EditionHistoric preservation group sues Trump over White House ballroom project
The National Trust alleges the $300 million, 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom project bypassed required federal reviews and public input, seeking a court halt.
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued the Trump administration over the White House ballroom project, arguing the White House failed to seek necessary reviews before demolishing the historic East Wing in October.
- The group claims the White House broke the law by beginning construction without filing plans with certain commissions, seeking an environmental assessment, or getting Congressional authorization.
- The White House responded that the president has full legal authority to renovate the White House as his predecessors did, but the group argues no president can tear down portions without review.
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The Washington PostNational Trust sues to stop Trump’s ballroom construction
Historic preservationists begged President Donald Trump in October not to rapidly demolish the White House’s East Wing annex for his ballroom project, urging him to wait for federal review panels and allow the public to weigh in. Now a group…
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News AddictsNEW: Group Sues Trump Admin In Bid To Stop Ballroom Construction
A major historic preservation group is suing the Trump administration in an effort to immediately halt construction of a massive new White House ballroom, arguing that President Donald Trump unlawfully ordered the demolition of the East Wing without required approvals, environmental reviews, or public input. The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Washington, D.C., was brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit or…
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thueringer-allgemeine.deDuring the shutdown, Trump had the east wing torn down. Now, monument protectors complain. The president is said to have skipped numerous steps in advance.
President Donald Trump was sued Friday by conservationists who asked a federal court to halt his White House ballroom project until it undergoes multiple independent reviews and receives congressional approval.
Trump’s White House Ballroom project challenged in court; preservationists demand design reviews, congressional approval
President Donald Trump faces a federal lawsuit from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to halt his White House ballroom project, alleging he bypassed required reviews, public input, and congressional approval, exceeding his authority.
Federal lawsuit demands Trump's ballroom construction be 'immediately halted'
President Donald Trump has given a significant amount of attention during his second term to the construction of a massive ballroom at the White House, but now, per a report from NBC News, a new lawsuit might see the project "immediately halted."In order to make way for the ballroom, Trump directed that the entire East Wing of the White House, first built in 1902, be demolished. Images of the demolition being torn down sparked significant contro…
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