A US federal judge has said at a hearing that he is ‘unlikely’ to issue an order halting the Trump administration’s work on $300 million White House ballroom while hearing a lawsuit alleging the project abuses presidential power.
News emerged earlier this week that the National Trust for Historic Preservation has filed a lawsuit over the project, claiming the decision to demolish the East Wing and replace it with a 90,000 sq ft ballroom has started without legally required reviews or approvals.
Meanwhile the Trump administration has argued in a court filing that the project must continue for reasons of national security, in a response to the lawsuit.
US District Judge Richard Leon said at a hearing that the preservation group had not shown that letting the project proceed for now would cause “irreparable harm” and that he was not likely to order an immediate stop to the works.
Temporary restraining order on White House ballroom project ‘unlikely’
A US federal judge has said at a hearing that he is ‘unlikely’ to issue an order halting the Trump administration’s work on $300 million White House ballroom while hearing a lawsuit alleging the project abuses presidential power.
News emerged earlier this week that the National Trust for Historic Preservation has filed a lawsuit over the project, claiming the decision to demolish the East Wing and replace it with a 90,000 sq ft ballroom has started without legally required reviews or approvals.
Meanwhile the Trump administration has argued in a court filing that the project must continue for reasons of national security, in a response to the lawsuit.
US District Judge Richard Leon said at a hearing that the preservation group had not shown that letting the project proceed for now would cause “irreparable harm” and that he was not likely to order an immediate stop to the works.