A Washington federal judge raised concerns about a “nightmare scenario” where construction begins on President Donald Trump’s 250-foot arch without notice, as when the White House East Wing was demolished to make way for his planned ballroom.
Judge Tanya Chutkan of the US District Court for the District of Columbia considered a request at a hearing Thursday to block the administration from building an “Independence Arch,” which the White House has proposed in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary in July.
The hearing was held two days after a different Washington federal judge, Richard Leon, moved to halt construction of ...
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