The Trump administration has argued in a court filing that Donald Trump cannot safely carry out official duties at the White House without a new ballroom project, linking the claim to a recent shooting near the presidential complex in Washington, DC, according to CBS News.
The legal push comes after a gunman opened fire near a Secret Service checkpoint outside the White House over the weekend, an incident in which the suspect was killed and a bystander was injured. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche submitted a filing seeking to restart construction on the proposed White House ballroom, which had been temporarily halted by a federal judge.
