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National Trust looks to halt construction, claiming Trump tore down historic East Wing without needed permission

Donald Trump is facing a federal lawsuit seeking to halt construction on his $300m White House ballroom, with historic preservationists accusing the president of violating multiple federal laws by tearing down part of the iconic building without required reviews or congressional approval.

The legal challenge, filed on Friday by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the US district court for the District of Columbia, represents the most significant attempt yet to stop Trump’s 90,000-sq-ft addition to the White House complex. The organization is seeking a temporary restraining order to freeze all construction activities until proper federal oversight procedures are completed.

“No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever – not President Trump, not President Joe Biden, and not anyone else,” the complaint reads. “And no president is legally allowed to construct a ballroom on public property without giving the public the opportunity to weigh in.”

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Make him replace it with his own money.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

what money? Trump has been pretending to be rich his whole adult life.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 3 months ago

He was deep in debt when he took office in 2016, but he has used the presidency to become very rich. He is a bonafide billionaire at this point, and probably even wealthier than we know.