Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suit

NewsWorldAmericasJustice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suitThe Justice Department is pushing to dismiss a lawsuit blocking President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom projectMeg Kinnard Sunday 26 April 2026 23:24 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"1d063b208677631cb964c6c8ff64bd96","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/justice-department-white-house-todd-blanche-trump-washington-b2965284.html","title":"Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suit"}}Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suitShow all 2{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suit","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"APTOPIX Trump White House Correspondents Dinner","description":"People are seen outside the West Wing driveway entrance of the White House, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)","caption":"APTOPIX Trump White House Correspondents Dinner","copyright":"Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/04/26/05/APTOPIX_Trump_White_House_Correspondents_Dinner_9_8_6.jpg","id":"84fa7b1ea9c947d6896b2628789e64a1","mid":6642731,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":5839,"height":3893}}},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"APTOPIX Trump White House Ballroom","description":"Construction on the new White House ballroom is seen from the Washington Monument, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)","capti...