Preservationists ask court to block Trump from painting historic Eisenhower building
District Judge Dabney Friedrich to halt paint testing as a legal battle plays out over whether the White House improperly assumed control of the project from the General Services Administration, the federal agency charged with oversight over the building. Friedrich was nominated by Trump and is a judge for the U.S. That work could begin by Monday, unless the court intervenes.The Washington Examiner reached out to the White House for comment.Advertisement
- ▪District Judge Dabney Friedrich to halt paint testing as a legal battle plays out over whether the White House improperly assumed control of the project from the General Services Administration, the federal agency charged with oversight ove
- ▪Friedrich was nominated by Trump and is a judge for the U.S.
- ▪That work could begin by Monday, unless the court intervenes.The Washington Examiner reached out to the White House for comment.Advertisement
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Preservationists filed a motion on Thursday asking a federal judge to block the Trump administration from painting the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington.Cultural Heritage Partners filed a renewed motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the administration from testing samples of white paint on the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which sits next to the White House. The motion asked U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich to halt paint testing as a legal battle plays out over whether the White House improperly assumed control of the project from the General Services Administration, the federal agency charged with oversight over the building. Friedrich was nominated by Trump and is a judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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