# you're paying for Trump's ballroom

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Podcast: [The Drey Dossier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-drey-dossier-7704467)
Published: 2026-05-01T20:56:00+00:00
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Twelve hours after Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the Department of Justice gave the National Trust for Historic Preservation until 9 a.m. Monday to drop its lawsuit against Trump's ballroom, or face a government motion to dismiss the case entirely.On June 5th, a federal appeals court is scheduled to rule on whether the President can spend public money on a major construction project without Congress voting on it, and the precedent that ruling sets is the asset the administration cannot afford to lose.Read the full articlethedreydossier.substack.comFollow me onTikTok / Instagram: @thedreydossier Independent journalism only exists if people can actually see it, so if this connected some dots, share it with someone who could use the information.Thanks for being here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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