White House official; Member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
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Appointed to CFA on January 16, 2026 to review ballroom project
The legal and procedural challenges intensified in late January as federal Judge Richard Leon signaled deep skepticism of the administration's claim that the president can tear down "an icon that's a national institution" and fund reconstruction with $400 million in private donations. At a January 22 hearing on the National Trust's request for a preliminary injunction, Leon questioned whether Trump has legal authority to proceed and called the private-funding mechanism a "Rube Goldberg contraption." He's expected to rule in February. Three days later, Trump declared on Truth Social that "IT IS TOO LATE" to stop the project, claiming materials including structural steel, marble, and bulletproof glass have already been lined up.
Updated Jan 29
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