DOJ argues courts cannot stop Trump White House ballroom construction during appeals hearing.
A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on whether to halt construction of President Trump's 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom. DOJ attorney Yaakov Roth argued that courts lack the power to stop the project, now that the East Wing has been demolished and construction is underway, and that only Congress could intervene. Judges, particularly Patricia Millett, pressed Roth on the implications of this stance using hypotheticals about the Statue of Liberty.
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Outlets uniformly report the DOJ's striking claim that no court could stop the project, but split on emphasis: HuffPost and Politico lead with the Statue of Liberty hypothetical, while Reason and Washington Times foreground the legal authority arguments.
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“Appeals court to hear arguments over whether Trump's ballroom plans can continue”ABC ABC News LEFT-CENTER
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“DC Circuit grills DOJ over White House bid to continue building ballroom”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
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“US appeals court to hear challenge to Trump's White House ballroom” · Politico, The Hill, Reuters
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CNNCNN Takeaways from the appeals court hearing on the White House ballroom project 45d ago HPHuffPost Trump Admin Says They Could Raze The Statue Of Liberty If They Wanted, And You Can't Stop Them 45d ago WPWashington Post Courts can't stop Trump's White House ballroom, Justice Department argues 45d ago TNew York Times Appeals Court Panel to Hear Arguments Over Trump's Ballroom 45d ago LEFT-CENTER1
ABCABC News Appeals court to hear arguments over whether Trump's ballroom plans can continue 45d ago CENTER3
PPolitico Trump could also tear down the Statue of Liberty, DOJ argues in defense of White House ballroom 45d ago HThe Hill Trump's White House ballroom heads to appeals court battle 45d ago RReuters US appeals court to hear challenge to Trump's White House ballroom 45d ago 8 tracked claims across 11 outlets
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DOJ attorney Yaakov Roth argued that courts cannot stop the White House ballroom project, even if found illegal, because it is already underway.
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