A Bush-Appointed Judge Obliterated the DOJ’s Attempt to Justify Trump’s $400 Million White House Ballroom

A Bush-appointed judge obliterated the DOJ’s attempt to justify Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom

A federal judge made his feelings clear about the Justice Department’s arguments over President Donald Trump‘s $400 million White House ballroom project. At a hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon appeared largely unimpressed by what the DOJ’s lawyers had to say. The central issue is Trump’s plan to demolish the White House’s entire East Wing to build a large event space, without getting congressional approval. Work cr…

GOP-appointed judge signals trouble ahead for Trump's White House makeover

Donald Trump's planned renovations of the White House have hit a major snag as a judge appointed by former President George W. Bush highlights fundamental problems. The current president is hoping to carry on with a $400 billion ballroom project, and has also eyed up several other buildings on gover...