Secret White House bunker undercuts Trump’s ballroom lawsuit, ex-officials say

President Donald Trump's defense of his ballroom project rests on security concerns, but former officials say the White House has had a secure facility since the Obama administration built one.

A new report says the White House already has an existing underground bunker for the president and his staff in case of national security threats, potentially undercutting administration claims of an urgent need for the East Wing renovations. Three former officials told The Washington Post that the White House complex

President Trump may have undermined his own legal argument to build a new White House ballroom. Trump is claiming that ballroom is necessary because it will also provide a secure underground facility in case of a national emergency, an argument his lawyers have used in court. But former White House officials told The W

Nuclear-proof underground facility built in response to 9/11 already in place to safeguard president, officials argue

Derided by architects as serving no purpose, a grand staircase was never approved by a planning commission but appears back in President Trump’s plans.