US Justice Department Pressures Preservationists Over Trump Ballroom
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- Category: Asia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-26 19:16 UTC
- Sources: South China Morning Post
The US Justice Department is using a shooting incident to pressure preservationists to drop their lawsuit over President Donald Trump's planned $400 million ballroom on the White House site. Reuters reports that the letter was posted by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
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