WASHINGTONPOST (Jonathan Edwards, Dan Diamond) - Ballroom commission changed documents at White House’s request
Records show a staffer asked the commission to soften language about its own authority over the president’s project — and it complied.
WASHINGTONPOST (Jonathan Edwards, Dan Diamond) - Commission, packed with Trump allies, approves White House ballroom project
The Commission of Fine Arts voted unanimously to approve the nearly 90,000-square-foot building’s design. A federal judge is weighing whether to halt the project.