Judge grills Trump aides over White House ballroom justification
TL;DR
A federal judge grilled Trump administration lawyers on the legal justification for the $400 million White House ballroom project, accusing the DOJ of shifting arguments as preservationists urged halting construction; Judge Leon said he hopes to rule this month on whether to halt the project.
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