A U.S. appeals court panel on Aug. 7 blocked President Donald Trump’s construction of the White House ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing.
A panel with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit wrote that Congress is the entity that appropriates funds for the maintenance of the White House or its improvements. In an example, the panel noted that Congress “authorized the repair and reconstruction of the White House after the British attempted to burn it down during the War of 1812.”
“We are aware of no instance in American history in which a President unilaterally and using privately collected funds demolished substantial portions of the White House that Congress authorized to be built and American taxpayers paid for. Until now,” the majority wrote….
US Appeals Court Blocks Trump White House Ballroom Construction
