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Trump Reportedly Rejected Building Codes for His White House Ballroom

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Trump Reportedly Rejected Building Codes for His White House Ballroom
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Last year, President Donald Trump bulldozed the East Wing of the White House. In its place, he planned to build a giant formal ballroom that would dwarf the rest of the building.
The project has been the subject of litigation: Federal law says only Congress can approve major structural changes to the White House, while Trump says his preferences take precedent.
It turns out that Trump's attitude extends all the way down to the building codes.
"In the weeks leading up to his resignation last year

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