Judge questions Trump aides' 'brazen' claims on White House ballroom

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Source: Washington Post

Judge questions Trump aides’ ‘brazen’ claims on White House ballroom

The planned $400 million project has been a top priority for the president. Judge Richard J. Leon said he hopes to rule this month on whether to halt construction.

Updated
March 17, 2026 at 6:34 p.m. EDT


As seen from the Washington Monument, construction of the White House ballroom continues last Tuesday. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

By Dan Diamond and Jonathan Edwards

A federal judge on Tuesday grilled Trump administration lawyers on the legal justification for the president’s $400 million White House ballroom plan, accusing the Justice Department of “shifting” arguments as historic preservationists urged him to halt the controversial project.

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