Post B1BDVehWP3HSdswX9U by jmcrookston@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #B1B35W56pRbSq2sCYa by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T16:01:33Z
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Just a bit too freaking late!Maybe they could have done this BEFORE he demolished the entire #EastWing of the #WhiteHouse?!?!#NationalTrust sues to stop #Trump #ballroom construction
The organization, which is charged by #Congress with #HistoricPreservation, has retained President Barack Obama’s former lawyer as it seeks to pause the project.#law #HistoricLandmark #USHistory #conservation https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/12/trump-ballroom-lawsuit-construction/
(DIR) Post #B1B3EypTJYscbX4VBA by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T16:03:15Z
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Historic preservationists begged #Trump in October not to rapidly demolish the White House’s #EastWing annex for his #ballroom project, urging him to wait for federal review panels & allow the public to weigh in. Now a group charged by #Congress with helping to preserve historic buildings is asking a judge to block construction until those reviews occur, arguing that the ongoing project is #illegal & #unconstitutional.#law #HistoricLandmark #USHistory #conservation
(DIR) Post #B1B3TVLrC5Y7Wb94bo by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T16:05:53Z
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The lawsuit from the nonprofit #NationalTrust for #HistoricPreservation, which was filed Friday in the US District Court for DC, represents the first major legal challenge to Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot addition & is poised to test the limits of his #power. The organization argues that the admin failed to undergo legally required reviews or receive congressional authorization for the project, which #Trump has rushed to launch in hopes of completing it before his term ends in 2029.#law
(DIR) Post #B1B3V6U6cTyIyqlYi8 by ralfmaximus@mastodon.social
2025-12-12T16:06:05Z
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@Nonilex Unpaywalled.https://archive.ph/7XwYo
(DIR) Post #B1B3f6DuRhPR49xNXk by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T16:07:58Z
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“No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever — not President Trump, not President Joe Biden, & not anyone else,” the complaint says. [yeah, no shit. Too late.]#Trump #law #WhiteHouse #EastWing #ballroom #HistoricLandmark #USHistory #conservation
(DIR) Post #B1B3fa69N71nimYbc8 by SharonCrockett@toot.community
2025-12-12T16:08:01Z
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@Nonilex https://toot.community/@SharonCrockett/115707440863854140
(DIR) Post #B1B3nZHyGTbVWmtXGK by Lazarou@mastodon.social
2025-12-12T16:09:28Z
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@Nonilex lol, how weak and ineffectual all these rules turned out to be....
(DIR) Post #B1B3sS2AfK0ETWphCa by SharonCrockett@toot.community
2025-12-12T16:10:21Z
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@Nonilex He rushed to demolish it during the week when the Epstein files was dominating the news media. He did it as a desperate distraction from that. The demolishment was COMPLETELY unnecessary, as there isn't even a final architectural or construction plan ready yet. It was all done in spite and with impunity.
(DIR) Post #B1B3vH8FefqfX41WTY by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T16:10:53Z
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#Trump has also maintained that he is not bound by typical building restrictions or the need to seek construction approvals, citing conversations with advisers and experts.
“They said, ‘Sir, this is the White House. You’re the president of the United States, you can do anything you want,’” Trump said at an October dinner to celebrate the ballroom’s donors.#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #WhiteHouse #EastWing #ballroom #HistoricLandmark #USHistory #conservation
(DIR) Post #B1B419WypRuZhAOPYW by relistan@mstdn.social
2025-12-12T16:11:54Z
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@Nonilex All of these donors are as responsible as Trump is. We must hold them accountable.
(DIR) Post #B1B4DbKFJaQzNEN8t6 by brentthomas@mastodon.social
2025-12-12T16:14:09Z
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@Nonilex Would they have been able to bring the lawsuit before the demolition? If Trump said he was not touching the East Wing, and if there had not been any demolition yet, would there have been grounds? Could an injunction have been issued in advance, and if so, on what grounds?I agree fully with the outrage. Just not sure how preventing it would have worked.
(DIR) Post #B1B4Ik9HwCDIBchOb2 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T16:15:08Z
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…The #NationalTrust …alleges that the #Trump admin violated the #Constitution’s property clause, which authorizes #Congress to oversee property on #FederalLand.
The National Trust’s lawsuit names Trump & other admin officials, including at the National Park Service [#NPS] & the General Services Administration [#GSA], as defendants.#law #WhiteHouse #EastWing #ballroom #HistoricLandmark #USHistory #conservation
(DIR) Post #B1B4Sl7fAitu6PiMmO by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T16:16:57Z
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The #NationalTrust argues that the #ballroom plans are legally required to be reviewed by the NCPC & the Commission on Fine Arts,…which is without members after #Trump fired them all in Oct. The org also contends that the #WhiteHouse has failed to fulfill its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act to conduct & publish an assessment of the #environmental impact of tearing down the #EastWing & disposing of the debris, particularly given concerns about environmental #contamination.
(DIR) Post #B1B4nPTupPFp45yDAm by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T16:20:41Z
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#WhiteHouse officials have previously dismissed criticism from the #NationalTrust, [in their typical manner] arguing that its leaders are “loser Democrats & liberal donors” who oppose #Trump on political grounds 🙄. However , the National Trust has a decades-long association with Trump: In 1995, he donated easements to the org to make his #MarALago resort in Florida a historic property in exchange for #TaxBreaks.#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #EastWing #ballroom #HistoricLandmark #USHistory
(DIR) Post #B1B50VHwY89aq6c7FI by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T16:23:03Z
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…The #WhiteHouse also has defended the project by drawing a distinction between construction on the grounds, which admin officials say is covered by federal review panels, & demolition & site prep, which they maintain is not.
However, the #NationalTrust says that this is a distinction without a difference. Recent photos have shown that heavy construction machinery & teams of people are working regularly on the site, & #Trump has said that pile drivers are operating “all day, all night.”#law
(DIR) Post #B1B5bMHwyQrldpBszg by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-12-12T16:29:42Z
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Carol Quillen, #NationalTrust’s CEO said she did not have a “hard objection” to a #WhiteHouse #ballroom — so long as its size, materials & design were consistent with the White House & did not overshadow the main building. It is the National Trust’s job, she said, to preserve #Americanhistory, particularly at the White House, given the building’s iconic status & central role. She noted that the org has also brought legal challenges to past admins’ construction projects.#Trump #law #EastWing
(DIR) Post #B1B6WuXEJp8EMRmTAm by Lizette603_23@mastodon.social
2025-12-12T16:40:01Z
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@Nonilex History has been being destroyed for YEARS, we're way beyond "filing a complaint" aren't we?
(DIR) Post #B1B7JyA1cw4bnOJtL6 by Amoshias@esq.social
2025-12-12T16:48:50Z
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@Nonilex this is project 2025's entire game plan - start by smashing something irreparably so that by the time people can react, there's little point.
(DIR) Post #B1B7zrrlQ79UR5kzZI by SpiritualAnnie@chattrbx.com
2025-12-12T16:56:30Z
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@Nonilex Pile driving isn't "demolition" or "site preparation". It's constructing the framework of piles and supports that are the base of the building, helping hold it up by bearing the weight. It's considered part of the building (at least where and when I've been).
(DIR) Post #B1B8uvmRXX7758ThTM by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2025-12-12T17:06:46Z
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@Nonilex As usual...the headlines continue to write themselves
(DIR) Post #B1BDVehWP3HSdswX9U by jmcrookston@mastodon.social
2025-12-12T17:58:16Z
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@Nonilex Agree. Begging and urging do not work on him.
(DIR) Post #B1BFRlYp9mCUfR9Ezw by coldfish@sfba.social
2025-12-12T18:19:59Z
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@Nonilex not like it makes a difference what anyone wants anymore.
(DIR) Post #B1BHGJ7SlCWHBI0v8i by jancampbellcady@mastodon.scot
2025-12-12T18:40:20Z
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@Nonilex #trumpsBallroomObsession #bigotsballroomSure, it doesn’t over shadow the whitehouse! It is a puny penis add-on. Right?Handy it is so close to the Treasury building. Trump can just mosey over there to pocket more money any time he feels like it.
(DIR) Post #B1BJg1K9kFsJQZL7aa by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2025-12-12T19:07:22Z
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@Nonilex like they really cared at all
(DIR) Post #B1BMuNZE8sriKVvYga by Npars01@mstdn.social
2025-12-12T19:43:34Z
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@Nonilex Trump's repeating verbatim Stephen Miller and Koch Network views on the constitutional heresy: Unitary Executive Theory The cadence, word choice, and phrasing reveals extensive coaching because Trump cannot string a coherent sentence together anymore.