Takeaways From the Appeals Court Hearing on the White House Ballroom Project
The administration says the $400 million project is needed for security, while preservationists argue Trump lacks authority to build without Congress.
- On Friday, the Trump administration asked a federal appeals court to allow construction of a $400 million White House ballroom, seeking to overturn a lower court's halt on aboveground work.
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued after the Trump administration demolished the 123-year-old East Wing in October to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom without Congressional authorization.
- Federal Judge Richard Leon ruled the President lacks statutory authority to build without Congress, while the Justice Department argues the ballroom provides 'military-grade security' against modern threats.
- On Thursday, six Republican senators joined Democrats voting to block construction until Congress specifically authorized it, though the measure fell eight votes short of the 60 needed.
- The case may test whether courts will assert Congress's powers to rein in Trump's ambitions over federal property, potentially reaching the Supreme Court to define presidential authority limits.
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Justice would not have a say in the legality of building a ballroom at the White House, according to the Trump administration.
A US Federal Court of Appeal was skeptical Friday against Trump's arguments that justice would not have its say on the legality of the construction of a gigantic ballroom at the White House.
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Trump ballroom construction should not be up to courts, government attorney argues in appeals case
Lawyers representing the federal government argue that a court cannot stop construction of a White House ballroom because it was already underway and because of the sensitive security concerns they say the structure is meant to address. Attorney Yaakov Roth…
Takeaways from the appeals court hearing on the White House ballroom project
President Donald Trump’s push to construct a massive ballroom at the White House without congressional approval was sharply questioned by a federal appeals court on Friday during a high-stakes hearing in a case testing the president’s power.
Trump Shares Update on Ballroom
President Trump provided an update on the White House ballroom construction, saying it is coming together “fantastically well.” “The Ballroom is coming along fantastically well. It’s on time, and under budget (Unlike the Federal Reserve Building, where ‘Too Late’ has done a terrible job of Cost and Time Control!), and at a much higher quality than I ever promised, including the DronePort, and ALL of the other many Military elements, which are al…
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