The Trump administration’s decision to demolish the East Wing of the White House without consulting preservation agencies and organizations is a reflection in part of the unusual position the building has in historical preservation law.

And when it comes time to jump through bureaucratic hoops to construct the actual 90,000-square-foot ballroom, President Donald Trump has stacked the deck of the local planning commission in such a way as to make approval all but a foregone conclusion.

Sara Bronin, who chaired the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation during the Biden administration, said she’s looking at possible legal remedies, including who may have a cause of action.

“There’s a sense that protections on one of the country’s most important buildings should have been a lot stronger

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