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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Trump’s DOJ claims East Wing was ‘infested’ and ‘dilapidated’ in latest appeal over White House ballroom

Lawyers for Donald Trump’s administration claim that the federal judge’s order blocking construction of a $400 million White House ballroom “gravely threatens national security” and that “upgrades” to the now-demolished East Wing are “not cosmetic.”

The government’s latest appeal says lawyers for the administration are preparing to take the fight to the Supreme Court.

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