On Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) asked the country’s highest court for a stay on a lower court’s injunction that paused Trump’s building efforts while litigation proceeds.
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The DOJ argued that construction on the ballroom, a topic of persistent focus for Trump, is necessary for security reasons.
O recurso de Trump ao Supremo Tribunal foi esperado. Em 7 de agosto, a maioria no Tribunal de Apelações dos EUA para o Circuito do Distrito de Columbia ordenou a paralisação da construção do controverso salão de baile, a menos que o governo obtenha aprovação do Congresso.
It set a deadline of August 21 for the construction to be stopped. But the injunction itself was stayed for 14 days, to allow the DOJ to appeal to the Supreme Court.
The appeals court’s ruling upheld a previous order issued by District Court Judge Richard Leon in April.
Like the April ruling, the appeals court’s ruling specifically related to above-ground construction that changes the visible characteristics of the White House.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation had filed a lawsuit in December, after the Trump administration tore down the East Wing of the White House and began work on a 90,000sq ft (8,360sq m) ballroom last year.
Mas Trump desafiou repetidamente decisões judiciais e insistiu que os trabalhos no salão de baile continuarão.
Meanwhile, the price of the project to US taxpayers has ballooned, contradicting Trump’s earlier claims that it would be funded solely through outside donations.
Trump and his allies have argued that the new ballroom is needed to host secure events following a series of failed assassination attempts.
Critics have noted the ballroom plans come amid a wider push by the president to transform the US capital in his image, including through the construction of a massive triumphal arch.
After last week’s injunction, Trump decried the appeals court ruling on the ballroom construction.
Ele acrescentou que a sala de baile incluiria abrigos antibombas, instalações médicas, proteção contra drones e mísseis e outras características de segurança que são todas interligadas como uma grande, cara e muito complexa unidade.
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- Pede à Suprema Corte dos EUA que permita prosseguir com projeto de salão de baile de US$ 400 milhões
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Informação baseada em material público de Al Jazeera, reescrito pela redação ULTRA NOTÍCIAS.
