Donald Trump is facing legal action over the demolition of the White House’s East Wing, part of a $300 million plan to build a new ballroom on the executive grounds.

A Virginia couple, Charles and Judith Voorhees, filed an emergency motion in federal court on October 23 seeking to halt the project, alleging that it violates multiple federal preservation and planning laws.

  • Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io
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    We should make this a class action suit. Every patriotic / matriotic US citizen should sign on. We all have cause, we all have been harmed. If any of us tried to destroy a historic building, or modify it in any way with out a plan, with out approval from a host of government entities we would have been stopped on the very first day. FTS!

    “The defendants are listed as Trump, in his official capacity, and Jessica Brown, director of the National Park Service.” Excellent, J. Brown is not protected by SCOTUS. Go after the little fish. Charge the company doing the work, the guy running the backhoe, and everyone involved in this active destruction of The People’s House.

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      I’d be up to join the class action suit. As a Canadian it’s our right to be the ones to demolish the Whitehouse.

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      Are we sure the people doing the work aren’t slave labor that just weren’t yet human trafficked?

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        I think they only retroactively count as slave labour after the bill makes it to trumps hands, and promptly into his toilet…