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Judge indicates he might shut down Trump’s $400m White House ballroom plan

posted by Kristi Wachter on
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‘I’m struggling to see this as an “alteration”,’ judge said amid lawsuit seeking to halt construction until president has won congressional approval
The Guardian Richard Luscombe
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A federal judge has slammed Donald Trump’s demolition of the White House’s East Wing and plan to build a $400m ballroom where it once stood as “brazen”, and has indicated he might terminate the project later this month.
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Judge indicates he might shut down Trump’s $400m White House ballroom plan
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