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dalton99a

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13. Fucking criminal

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 02:57 PM

Dec 12

“No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever — not President Trump, not President Biden, and not anyone else,” the suit states. “And no president is legally allowed to construct a ballroom on public property without giving the public the opportunity to weigh in.”

The White House has maintained that the grounds are exempt from the National Historical Preservation Act, but lawyers for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, an organization chartered by Congress to preserve America’s historic buildings, argue Mr. Trump is violating other sections of U.S. Code.

The suit points to a section of federal law that states, “A building or structure shall not be erected on any reservation, park or public grounds of the federal government in the District of Columbia without express authority of Congress.”

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/12/us/trump-news#trump-white-house-ballroom-lawsuit-national-trust

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National Trust Sues to Stop Trump's Ballroom [View all] babylonsister Dec 12 OP

Illegal and unconstitutional dweller Dec 12 #1

As is utterly tasteless. Harker Dec 12 #6

Also asbestos clean up. cbabe Dec 12 #2

Yeah, that asbestos is now all over the white house Farmer-Rick Dec 12 #29

I worry about the staff, groundskeepers, clerks, janitors. Not to mention politicos, visitors, foreign dignitaries. cbabe Dec 12 #30

Yeah, the staff and many others are in danger Farmer-Rick Dec 12 #32

Too late. efhmc Dec 12 #3

How do the people back and fund this fight before he simply Maru Kitteh Dec 12 #4

That's how he operates, destroys anything that gets in his way. KS Toronado Dec 12 #5

He doesn't wait for things to get in his way ToxMarz Dec 12 #8

Construction has started. maxsolomon Dec 12 #22

So? NJCher Dec 13 #39

The Federal Govt permits itself in DC maxsolomon Dec 15 #42

you're obviously not up to speed on this issue NJCher Dec 15 #43

I'm not retired with nothing but time on my hands. maxsolomon Dec 15 #44

check videos on court decisions NJCher Dec 15 #46

I don't watch videos maxsolomon Dec 15 #47

ok, well if you NJCher Dec 15 #48

By this time, you could easily have told me what I wrote that was "misinformation". maxsolomon Dec 15 #49

I'd like to see him try. ShazzieB Dec 12 #17

He'll likely declare they have no authority then. Just ignore them as he is now. Maru Kitteh Dec 12 #21

He can and will declare anything he wants. ShazzieB Dec 12 #35

the courts can decide anything reasonalbe rampartd Dec 13 #40

Yes, I acknowledged in the post that we can't count on SCOTUS. ShazzieB Dec 13 #41

Thanks for that Shaz, so he can't fire them. KS Toronado Dec 12 #25

He'll bomb them. SergeStorms Dec 12 #27

Exactly! ShazzieB Dec 12 #36

We do not want his stinking ball room. Trump is full of dog poop !!!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Dec 12 #7

Now that it's torn down I would like it rebuilt as a permanent place for the public, a place where the trials for the in2herbs Dec 12 #10

I would never go for that. Go for beauty, a positive building we would be proud to take tours in etc Trueblue1968 Dec 13 #38

So who is suing the contractors that ripped the East Wing apart? nt in2herbs Dec 12 #9

And why were they not arrested. Maru Kitteh Dec 12 #11

Their licenses for handling asbestos had expired Farmer-Rick Dec 12 #33

Go after their insurance companies. And licenses. cbabe Dec 12 #31

I know it is impossible but I wish he could be sued and forced to rebuild the East Wing. nt ShazamIam Dec 12 #12

Fucking criminal dalton99a Dec 12 #13

It's about time. What Trump has done is an abomination. It's not his house. Why did it take so long? Martin68 Dec 12 #14

Exactly!! RockCreek Dec 12 #15

GOOD! ShazzieB Dec 12 #16

There should be class action lawsuits frome hell for all the horrible things he did. Dave Bowman Dec 12 #18

Tearing down the East Wing was So shocking...just like that gone! electric_blue68 Dec 12 #19

IT IS ALREADY ILLEGAL Jimvanhise Dec 12 #20

THANK YOU NATIONAL HISTORIC TRUST! yellowcanine Dec 12 #23

TACO should have to pay to get it restored. MissouriDem47 Dec 12 #24

Sell his crappy Florida property newdeal2 Dec 12 #26

Trump's probably planning on turning it into a throne room for himself. cstanleytech Dec 12 #28

I was figuring he would just go back to sex trafficking Farmer-Rick Dec 12 #34

Sex trafficking? Here I just thought he was involved in just sampling. cstanleytech Dec 13 #37

This whole GD administration is AKwannabe Dec 15 #45