A preservationist group is suing President Donald Trump for his construction of the East Wing ballroom, arguing in a lawsuit filed Friday that the wing’s demolition did not undergo appropriate reviews and demanding the rebuilding cease immediately.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation — a nonprofit chartered by Congress to support the preservation of historic U.S. buildings and neighborhoods — is asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to block the ongoing construction until the administration seeks congressional approval and consults federal commissions and the public.
“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 group wrote in the lawsuit. “And no president is legally allowed to construct a ballroom on public property without giving the public the opportunity to weigh in.”
National preservation group sues to halt East Wing ballroom construction – POLITICO