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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Trump could get away with bulldozing Statue of Liberty, DOJ argues in ballroom fight

Nothing can stop Donald Trump’s administration from building a massive ballroom on the White House grounds, even if courts find that the government illegally demolished the East Wing and started construction on the $400 million project without permission from Congress, according to the Department of Justice.

The work has simply moved too quickly for anyone to intervene, government lawyers argued in a federal appeals court Friday.

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