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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Republican lawmaker privately questioned Trump’s ‘disturbing’ demolition of the East Wing: report

After President Donald Trump suddenly tore down the East Wing of the White House, Republican Representative Mike Turner appeared to be among the few allied lawmakers to privately express concerns about the legality of the demolition.

Days after the demolition began in October, Turner sent a letter to the White House expressing “substantial concerns,” according to the letter, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by Public Citizen and provided to the Washington Post.

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