Blanche: Congress has already approved White House ballroom project

Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday said the Department of Justice believes Congress has already granted President Trump the authority to construct the White House ballroom under existing presidential authority.  “We don’t believe we have to go to Congress. We believe Congress has already given us the authority to

US attorney general Todd Blanche has sparked backlash after he refused to confirm the Department of Justice will act independently of the White House.

President Trump used a phonetic spelling to insult the Fox News host for not using more updated footage of the White House ballroom construction

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AG Blanche declines to say Dept. of Justice will be "independent" from White House  CNN

During Sunday's broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press," Attorney General Todd Blanche rejected calls from the left-wing media to say that the Department of Justice operated independently of the White House's executive functions.

Blanche refuses to pledge DOJ independence from White House  USA Today

‘The president would never ask me to do something illegal. He never has, never will’

Todd Blanche Gets Heated After NBC Host Points Out His Jan. 6 Hypocrisy  HuffPost

The president posted an AI-generated video of himself and the first president, George Washington, walking through the planned ballroom.

“No attorney general should ever pledge that,” Blanche, newly confirmed to lead the Justice Department, said.

US attorney general says no one in his role ‘should ever’ make this vow amid concern over Trump steering DoJ US attorney general Todd Blanche on Sunday declined to assure that the federal justice department he helms would always act independently of the White House and Donald Trump. “No, I’m not going to pledge that,”

How Trump’s Ballroom Became a ‘Military Complex’  WSJ

The attorney general said he would consider President Trump's views and rejected calls for a pledge of DOJ independence.

Todd Blanche Refuses To Pledge Independence From White House As Trump’s Attorney General  Forbes

President Donald Trump slammed the preservationist nonprofit group that sued him over the East Wing Ballroom construction, calling the group “treasonists” and alleging they “revealed top military secrets.” Trump posted the allegation late Friday evening after filing an emergency petition asking the Supreme Court to all

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The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to intervene and allow him to construct a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom in place of the demolished White House East Wing. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports.

In a filing made public Friday, Trump asked the justices for an emergency order letting construction continue without restrictions while a legal fight continues

Justice Department lawyers echoed the US president's claim that the $400 million White House ballroom ​project is a security necessity.

After Trump’s plan to build a lavish ballroom next to the White House hit a major roadblock, the president is asking the highest court in the land to give his construction the green light once again. On Friday, the Trump administration sent an emergency filing to the Supreme Court claiming that a mandated freeze on the

Trump’s solicitor general petitioned the high court to suspend last week’s decision by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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A lower court had stopped the work, with the US president calling the ruling “horrendous, politically motivated, and unlawful.”

The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom is estimated to cost $400 million and is part of the president’s broader effort to remake Washington in his own style.

Trump's solicitor general petitioned the high court to suspend last week's decision by a three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

President Donald Trump tore down the White House East Wing to make way for the ballroom project.

Trump’s solicitor general on Friday petitioned the high court to suspend last week’s decision by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

President Trump's administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow construction to resume on its $400m White House ballroom.

The Trump administration asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to complete construction of a large ballroom at the White House.

Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction to continue  Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its US$400-million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the work.

President Donald Trump's administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to resume construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court's order to halt the work.

Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House ballroom construction continue during appeal  apnews.com

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow construction of the president's White House ballroom to continue.

Citing numerous assassination attempts against Trump, lawyers described the project as ‘vitally required by national security’

Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House ballroom construction continue during appeal  Toronto Star

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow him to continue construction of a sprawling ballroom adjacent to the White House.

Senate Democrats are calling for an audit of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project on Wednesday.

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