Judge who halted White House ballroom construction allows national security work to proceed at site

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A federal judge who halted construction of President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom has clarified that the administration can proceed with below-ground construction of a bunker and other “national security facilities” at the site.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington issued his latest ruling Thursday in a lawsuit over the ballroom project several days after an appeals court instructed him to reconsider the possible national security implications of stopping construction.

Leon said he is ordering a stop only to above-ground construction of the planned ballroom, apart from any work needed to cover or secure that part of the project.

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