Judge orders pause on White House ballroom construction again as he calls Trump lawyers ‘disingenuous’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsJudge orders pause on White House ballroom construction again as he calls Trump lawyers ‘disingenuous’A federal judge again rejected the Trump administration’s argument that the White House ballroom was necessary for security, accusing them of creating a ‘safety hazard’ on White House grounds Ariana Baio Thursday 16 April 2026 18:40 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959241","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/white-house-ballroom-construction-pause-lawyers-b2959241.html","title":"Judge re-pauses White House ballroom construction, calls Trump lawyers ‘disingenuous’"}}CloseTrump reveals military is building 'massive complex' under new White House ballroomSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","...