Trump hit with demand to 'immediately halt' glitzy ballroom makeover

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

"President Trump’s efforts to do so should be immediately halted, and work on the Ballroom Project should be paused until the Defendants complete the required reviews—reviews that should have taken place before the Defendants demolished the East Wing, and before they began construction of the Ballroom—and secure the necessary approvals.”

As part of the lawsuit, the trust's attorneys argued that the Trump administration must have presented plans for the ballroom to Congress, the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts for approval. Plans were not submitted to any of these entities before the demolition began.

By doing so, the administration is accused of "depriving the public of its right to be informed and its opportunity to comment" on the ballroom project.