Trump administration: Kennedy Center may be demolished if repairs not made

Department of Justice lawyers told a federal judge the venue 'cannot survive' without the US president's help.

The Trump administration threatened in a court filing Monday to demolish the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts if it can't renovate it.

A Department of Justice lawyer warned a Washington, D.C., federal court that if the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts does not close for President Donald Trump’s planned two-year renovation, the facility could be demolished. Brantley Mayers, a DOJ Civil Division attorney, wrote in a court filing on Monday that the

The Kennedy Center may need to be demolished and replaced with an open-air performance space if its current building cannot undergo extensive renovations, lawyers for the venue said in court papers on Monday.

The Trump administration on Monday threatened to demolish the Kennedy Center if a judge determines that the renowned performing arts center cannot close for a two-year renovation.  In court filings on Monday, attorney Brantley T. Mayer repeatedly referred to the Kennedy Center as a “decrepit” structure in dire need of

Trump administration defends Kennedy Center renaming plan, warns of demolition risk  Reuters

Trump administration threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if renovations aren’t allowed  CNN

The Trump administration, in their ongoing effort to shatter previous world records for spitefulness, is threatening to demolish the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts if they’re not allowed to put Donald Trump’s name on it. In a court filing Monday, prosecutors suggested that the proposed $250 million ren

Government lawyers say the venue could be ‘taken down’ if the president can’t use his name on the building to raise money for construction

The Justice Department suggested in a court filing Tuesday that the Kennedy Center could face demolition.

The Trump administration is, for the first time, threatening the demolition of the Kennedy Center if the arts institution isn’t allowed to close for two years for renovations.

Administration lawyers raised the possibility of a “new, but very different kind, of venue” in a court filing Monday.