US EditionHistoric preservation group sues Trump over White House ballroom project
The National Trust claims the Trump administration bypassed federal reviews and congressional approval for a $300 million, 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom.
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued the Trump administration over the White House ballroom project, arguing the White House failed to seek necessary reviews before demolishing the historic East Wing in October.
- The group claims the White House broke the law by beginning construction without filing plans with certain commissions, seeking an environmental assessment, or getting Congressional authorization.
- The White House responded that the president has full legal authority to renovate the White House as his predecessors did, but the group argues no president can tear down portions without review.
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Lawyers Launch Legal Attack To Try And Stop Trump's Donation-Funded Ballroom - The American Tribune.com
On December 12, 2025, the National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his administration to halt construction of a privately funded $300 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom replacing the demolished East Wing of the White House. The suit alleges violations of multiple laws, including bypassing required reviews by federal commissions, environmental assessments, public input, and congressiona…
Preservation Group Sues the White House Over the Ballroom
The National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States filed a lawsuit Friday against the White House. The suit is over President Trump’s $300 million ballroom construction project. Private donors are mostly funding the project. The group wants to pause building the ballroom. The longer the ballroom remains unfinished, the longer Democrats can keep the […] The post Preservation Group Sues the White House Over the Ballroom appeared fir…
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, which is tasked by Congress with helping to preserve historic sites, is suing the White House to stop construction of President Donald Trump's new ballroom, alleging that the White House failed to obtain required inspections before demolishing the East Wing in October.
National preservation group sues to halt Trump’s ballroom construction
A preservationist group is suing President Donald Trump for his construction of the East Wing ballroom, arguing in a lawsuit filed Friday that the wing’s demolition did not undergo appropriate reviews and demanding the rebuilding cease immediately. The National Trust for Historic Preservation — a nonprofit chartered by Congress to support the preservation of historic U.S. buildings and neighborhoods — is asking the U.S. District Court for the Di…
An American heritage group has sued Donald Trump for demolishing the East Wing of the White House to build a new Grand Ballroom. The…
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