Trump knocking down historic East Wing to build Ballroom - is this LEGAL?

Trump shows off Lincoln Bathroom renovated entirely in marble

Money used for ballroom; I think it's hilarious how this upsets the dems.

Money taken from cancer research: bloated government waste

camille70 said:

Trump shows off Lincoln Bathroom renovated entirely in marble

Trump shows off Lincoln Bathroom renovated entirely in marble

Trump said the previous look was "totally inappropriate for the Lincoln Era."

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Looks genuinely awful.

Many corporate interests that have donated to the president’s pet project have business before his administration


President Trump’s aides have promised transparency about the funding of a new ballroom, but the White House withheld the identities of several donors to the project, including some with business before the administration, The New York Times found.

A list released last month by the White House of more than three dozen donors omitted donation amounts, as well as the names of several individuals and companies that collectively have billions of dollars riding on the outcome of administration policy decisions.


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Mr. Trump’s fund-raisers have been circulating a pledge form, a copy of which was obtained by The Times, seeking contributions for the ballroom, which gives donors the option of withholding their identities from public disclosure. Such donations could remain anonymous in perpetuity, as the funds are being raised and managed by the Trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit registered under a section of the tax code for charities that provides benefits for donors including the ability to claim tax deductions and to keep their identities anonymous.

A White House official said in a statement that the identities of donors “who wish to be named publicly” will be disclosed, but that “donors also have the option to remain anonymous and we will honor that if that’s what they choose.”

Ethics experts have raised concerns about the donations, including the possibility that they could lead to special treatment for donors or test the bounds of a prohibition on federal agencies accepting gifts from private sources.