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citizensforethics.org

07 August 2026 16:21

A federal appeals court just ruled that Trump's White House ballroom construction is illegal. Good. We filed an amicus brief in the case raising corruption concerns and arguing that Congress would need to sign off on the project.

Leah Litman

leahlitman.bsky.social

07 August 2026 16:21

DC circuit: yes POTUS destroying the white house (the peoples house!) to build a ballroom is illegal: “we are aware of no instance in American history in which POTUS unilaterally & using privately collected funds demolished … the WH.” media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/doc...

Mark Chadbourn

chadbourn.bsky.social

07 August 2026 16:21

When he eventually leaves office, DC will just be one big building site.

Carl Quintanilla

carlquintanilla.bsky.social

07 August 2026 16:21

“.. actions that take control of that property out of the hands of the people’s representatives while irreparably harming the historical and visual architecture of perhaps the most prominent public building in the [US] seriously intrude on the public interest.” www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Aaron Parnas

aaronparnas.bsky.social

07 August 2026 16:21

A federal appeals court just ruled that Trump cannot keep building his $400 million White House ballroom without congressional approval, saying he does not have the unilateral authority to move forward.