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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Vinay Patel

Revealed: How Trump Aides Used Obscure Loophole to Hide $500M East Wing Ballroom Executive Residence Contract

The White House ballroom. Document leaks reveal White House officials secretly signed a $500m no-bid contract for an East Wing ballroom (Credit: The White House)

A newly uncovered White House construction deal signed in Washington has suddenly thrust the administration's financial transparency into the spotlight. Critics are demanding answers over the highly unusual legal framework used to clear the multi-million-pound project behind closed doors.

By leveraging an obscure federal loophole, officials managed to keep the public entirely in the dark about who is actually funding the historic build.

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