President Donald Trump's rush to build a hideously ostentatious ballroom at the White House could run afoul of federal law, as he has yet to seek approval for the project that he claims will begin next month, The Washington Post reported.
Federal law requires that Trump seek approval for the project from the National Capital Planning Commission, which was created in 1924 to review "the design of federal and certain local projects."
"Three former planning commission members told The Washington Post that a review of any exterior construction project at the White House is required by federal law," The Washington Post reported.
The NCPC usually takes years to approve projects to ensure that they are safe and do not compromise the historic building. And given that Trump hasn't even submitted