US appeals court allows construction on Trump's White House ballroom
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- A federal appeals court has temporarily allowed President Trump to continue building a $400 million ballroom at the White House, reversing a lower court's block on above-ground construction.
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit scheduled a hearing for June 5 to further review the case after pausing the order by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon.
- Judge Leon had previously blocked above-ground construction of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom but permitted underground work related to national security to proceed.
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued to stop the project, claiming Trump bypassed required approvals from federal agencies and Congress.
- Trump defends the project as a necessary addition funded by private donations, with taxpayer money only covering security-related expenses.
