Trump administration argues that ballroom construction is ‘vital’ for national security in appeal to supreme court – US politics live
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Kevin MacLeod · incompetech.com · CC BY 4.0
The Trump administration told the Supreme Court that halting construction of a White House ballroom threatens national security, describing it as part of an 'integrated military complex' at the East Wing. An appeals court had blocked only the above-ground ballroom construction while allowing underground security work to proceed. The administration's filing insists the ballroom structure itself is 'designed to shield the military installation beneath it.'
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Calling a ballroom a shield for a military installation is the kind of legal creativity usually reserved for tax attorneys, not national security arguments. If the chandeliers are load-bearing for democracy, the court is owed a rather more detailed blueprint than 'trust us, it's vital.'